diff --git a/include/SDL_keycode.h b/include/SDL_keycode.h
index 7c385897e..c0438bd42 100644
--- a/include/SDL_keycode.h
+++ b/include/SDL_keycode.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ typedef enum
     SDLK_UNKNOWN = 0,
 
     SDLK_RETURN = '\r',
-    SDLK_ESCAPE = '\033',
+    SDLK_ESCAPE = '\x1B',
     SDLK_BACKSPACE = '\b',
     SDLK_TAB = '\t',
     SDLK_SPACE = ' ',
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ typedef enum
     SDLK_INSERT = SDL_SCANCODE_TO_KEYCODE(SDL_SCANCODE_INSERT),
     SDLK_HOME = SDL_SCANCODE_TO_KEYCODE(SDL_SCANCODE_HOME),
     SDLK_PAGEUP = SDL_SCANCODE_TO_KEYCODE(SDL_SCANCODE_PAGEUP),
-    SDLK_DELETE = '\177',
+    SDLK_DELETE = '\x1F',
     SDLK_END = SDL_SCANCODE_TO_KEYCODE(SDL_SCANCODE_END),
     SDLK_PAGEDOWN = SDL_SCANCODE_TO_KEYCODE(SDL_SCANCODE_PAGEDOWN),
     SDLK_RIGHT = SDL_SCANCODE_TO_KEYCODE(SDL_SCANCODE_RIGHT),