Alternative for the escape key [numpad]?

1. What is an alternative to the Escape key?
2. How do you press Escape without pressing Escape?
3. What key number is escape?

What is an alternative to the Escape key?

A very common key combo, which I use myself, for remapping esc is `jj`.

How do you press Escape without pressing Escape?

To invoke Escape, press Command + period (.) on the keyboard. This useful system-wide synonym for Escape works across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

What key number is escape?

The escape key (ESC) on a keyboard is a specific standardized part of the programming characters routinely accepted by a computing system through the keyboard peripheral. It represents code 27 in the ASCII character set, and can be substituted by the control plus left bracket (CTRL + [) hot-key combination.