diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index 8453fd2..316b248 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 let
   types = import ./types.nix { inherit lib nix2lua; };
+  mod = import ./mod.nix { inherit lib; };
 in
 lib // {
-  inherit nix2lua;
+  inherit nix2lua mod;
 
   types = lib.types // types;
 }
diff --git a/lib/mod.nix b/lib/mod.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93f3632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mod.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{ lib }:
+
+let
+  inherit (builtins) listToAttrs;
+  inherit (lib) nameValuePair toLower;
+
+  wrap = val: "<${val}>";
+
+  char = num: wrap "Char-${num}"; # map a character by its decimal, octal or hexadecimal number
+  shift = key: wrap "S-${key}"; #	shift-key			*shift* *<S-*
+  ctrl = key: wrap "C-${key}"; #		control-key			*control* *ctrl* *<C-*
+  meta = key: wrap "M-${key}"; #	alt-key or meta-key		*META* *ALT* *<M-*
+  super = key: wrap "D-${key}"; # command-key or "super" key	*<D-*
+
+  keys = listToAttrs (map (v: nameValuePair v (wrap (toLower v))) (
+    [
+      "leader"
+      "localLeader"
+      "cmd"
+      "plug"
+      "mouseMove"
+
+      "nul"
+      "bs"
+      "tab"
+      "nl"
+      "cr"
+      "esc"
+      "space"
+      "lt"
+      "bslash"
+      "bar"
+      "del"
+      "csi"
+      "eol"
+      "ignore"
+      "nop"
+      "up"
+      "down"
+      "left"
+      "right"
+      "help"
+      "undo"
+      "insert"
+      "home"
+      "end"
+      "pageUp"
+      "pageDown"
+      "kUp"
+      "kDown"
+      "kLeft"
+      "kRight"
+      "kHome"
+      "kEnd"
+      "kOrigin"
+      "kPageUp"
+      "kPageDown"
+      "kDel"
+      "kPlus"
+      "kMinus"
+      "kMultiply"
+      "kDivide"
+      "kPoint"
+      "kComma"
+      "kEqual"
+      "kEnter"
+    ]
+    ++ map (n: "F${toString n}") (lib.range 1 12)
+    ++ map (n: "k${toString n}") (lib.range 0 9)
+  )
+  );
+in
+{ inherit char shift ctrl meta super; } // keys // {
+  return = keys.cr;
+  enter = keys.cr;
+  backslash = keys.bslash;
+}