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+# Backlighting
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+<!-- FIXME: Describe how backlighting works in QMK -->
+
+## Backlight Keycodes
+
+These keycodes control the backlight. Most keyboards use this for single color in-switch lighting.
+
+|Name|Description|
+|----|-----------|
+|`BL_x`|Set a specific backlight level between 0-9|
+|`BL_ON`|An alias for `BL_9`|
+|`BL_OFF`|An alias for `BL_0`|
+|`BL_DEC`|Turn the backlight level down by 1|
+|`BL_INC`|Turn the backlight level up by 1|
+|`BL_TOGG`|Toggle the backlight on or off|
+|`BL_STEP`|Step through backlight levels, wrapping around to 0 when you reach the top.|