diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md
index 68138680c..de08bb8a6 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ of modifier indicators:
 * 'A'/'a': Alt was or was not pressed.
 * 'C'/'c': Ctrl was or was not pressed.
 * 'S'/'s': Shift was or was not pressed.
+* 'U'/'u': Super was or was not pressed
 * 'M'/'m': Meta was or was not pressed.
+* 'H'/'h': Hyper was or was not pressed.
+* 'X'/'x': CapsLock was or was not pressed.
+* '#'/'.': NumLock was or was not pressed.
 * 'L'/'R'/'P'/'u': Key was a release, repeat, press, or of unknown type.
 
 # OPTIONS
diff --git a/include/notcurses/nckeys.h b/include/notcurses/nckeys.h
index ff0135938..aef9d4e60 100644
--- a/include/notcurses/nckeys.h
+++ b/include/notcurses/nckeys.h
@@ -216,14 +216,14 @@ nckey_supppuab_p(uint32_t w){
 
 // used with the modifiers bitmask. definitions come straight from the kitty
 // keyboard protocol.
-#define NCKEY_MOD_SHIFT  1
-#define NCKEY_MOD_ALT    2
-#define NCKEY_MOD_CTRL   4
-#define NCKEY_MOD_SUPER  8
-#define NCKEY_MOD_HYPER 16
-#define NCKEY_MOD_META  32
-#define NCKEY_CAPSLOCK  64
-#define NCKEY_NUMLOCK  128
+#define NCKEY_MOD_SHIFT      1
+#define NCKEY_MOD_ALT        2
+#define NCKEY_MOD_CTRL       4
+#define NCKEY_MOD_SUPER      8
+#define NCKEY_MOD_HYPER     16
+#define NCKEY_MOD_META      32
+#define NCKEY_MOD_CAPSLOCK  64
+#define NCKEY_MOD_NUMLOCK  128
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"
diff --git a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
index d48f183ac..02387d55c 100644
--- a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
+++ b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
@@ -1138,9 +1138,11 @@ typedef struct ncinput {
   uint32_t id;       // Unicode codepoint or synthesized NCKEY event
   int y, x;          // y/x cell coordinate of event, -1 for undefined
   char utf8[5];      // utf8 representation, if one exists
+  // DEPRECATED do not use! going away in 4.0
   bool alt;          // was alt held?
   bool shift;        // was shift held?
   bool ctrl;         // was ctrl held?
+  // END DEPRECATION
   enum {
     NCTYPE_UNKNOWN,
     NCTYPE_PRESS,
@@ -1171,6 +1173,26 @@ ncinput_meta_p(const ncinput* n){
   return (n->modifiers & NCKEY_MOD_META);
 }
 
+static inline bool
+ncinput_super_p(const ncinput* n){
+  return (n->modifiers & NCKEY_MOD_SUPER);
+}
+
+static inline bool
+ncinput_hyper_p(const ncinput* n){
+  return (n->modifiers & NCKEY_MOD_HYPER);
+}
+
+static inline bool
+ncinput_capslock_p(const ncinput* n){
+  return (n->modifiers & NCKEY_MOD_CAPSLOCK);
+}
+
+static inline bool
+ncinput_numlock_p(const ncinput* n){
+  return (n->modifiers & NCKEY_MOD_NUMLOCK);
+}
+
 // compare two ncinput structs for data equality.
 static inline bool
 ncinput_equal_p(const ncinput* n1, const ncinput* n2){
diff --git a/src/input/input.cpp b/src/input/input.cpp
index 0abb48d70..a985fe2db 100644
--- a/src/input/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input/input.cpp
@@ -328,11 +328,15 @@ int input_demo(ncpp::NotCurses* nc) {
       break;
     }
     n->set_fg_rgb8(0xd0, 0xd0, 0xd0);
-    n->printf("%c%c%c%c%c ",
+    n->printf("%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c ",
+              ncinput_shift_p(&ni) ? 'S' : 's',
               ncinput_alt_p(&ni) ? 'A' : 'a',
               ncinput_ctrl_p(&ni) ? 'C' : 'c',
-              ncinput_shift_p(&ni) ? 'S' : 's',
+              ncinput_super_p(&ni) ? 'U' : 'u',
+              ncinput_hyper_p(&ni) ? 'H' : 'h',
               ncinput_meta_p(&ni) ? 'M' : 'm',
+              ncinput_capslock_p(&ni) ? 'X' : 'x',
+              ncinput_numlock_p(&ni) ? '#' : '.',
               evtype_to_char(&ni));
     if(r < 0x80){
       n->set_fg_rgb8(128, 250, 64);
@@ -347,7 +351,7 @@ int input_demo(ncpp::NotCurses* nc) {
           break;
         }
         if(NCKey::IsMouse(r)){
-          if(n->printf(-1, NCAlign::Right, " x: %d y: %d", ni.x, ni.y) < 0){
+          if(n->printf(-1, NCAlign::Right, " %d/%d", ni.x, ni.y) < 0){
             break;
           }
         }