diff --git a/src/cocoa_window.m b/src/cocoa_window.m
index 2c94a8a2..2acfa98b 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_window.m
@@ -1560,14 +1560,8 @@ void _glfwPlatformSetCursorMode(_GLFWwindow* window, int mode)
         updateCursorImage(window);
 }
 
-const char* _glfwPlatformGetKeyName(int key, int scancode)
+const char* _glfwPlatformGetScancodeName(int scancode)
 {
-    if (key != GLFW_KEY_UNKNOWN)
-        scancode = _glfw.ns.scancodes[key];
-
-    if (!_glfwIsPrintable(_glfw.ns.keycodes[scancode]))
-        return NULL;
-
     UInt32 deadKeyState = 0;
     UniChar characters[8];
     UniCharCount characterCount = 0;
diff --git a/src/input.c b/src/input.c
index 523bfa98..f4542b4e 100644
--- a/src/input.c
+++ b/src/input.c
@@ -289,13 +289,6 @@ void _glfwInputJoystickHat(_GLFWjoystick* js, int hat, char value)
 //////                       GLFW internal API                      //////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-GLFWbool _glfwIsPrintable(int key)
-{
-    return (key >= GLFW_KEY_APOSTROPHE && key <= GLFW_KEY_WORLD_2) ||
-           (key >= GLFW_KEY_KP_0 && key <= GLFW_KEY_KP_ADD) ||
-           key == GLFW_KEY_KP_EQUAL;
-}
-
 _GLFWjoystick* _glfwAllocJoystick(const char* name,
                                   const char* guid,
                                   int axisCount,
@@ -450,7 +443,20 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwSetInputMode(GLFWwindow* handle, int mode, int value)
 GLFWAPI const char* glfwGetKeyName(int key, int scancode)
 {
     _GLFW_REQUIRE_INIT_OR_RETURN(NULL);
-    return _glfwPlatformGetKeyName(key, scancode);
+
+    if (key != GLFW_KEY_UNKNOWN)
+    {
+        if (key != GLFW_KEY_KP_EQUAL &&
+            (key < GLFW_KEY_KP_0 || key > GLFW_KEY_KP_ADD) &&
+            (key < GLFW_KEY_APOSTROPHE || key > GLFW_KEY_WORLD_2))
+        {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        scancode = _glfwPlatformGetKeyScancode(key);
+    }
+
+    return _glfwPlatformGetScancodeName(scancode);
 }
 
 GLFWAPI int glfwGetKeyScancode(int key)
diff --git a/src/internal.h b/src/internal.h
index d00c7fc0..e3ea78de 100644
--- a/src/internal.h
+++ b/src/internal.h
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformCreateStandardCursor(_GLFWcursor* cursor, int shape);
 void _glfwPlatformDestroyCursor(_GLFWcursor* cursor);
 void _glfwPlatformSetCursor(_GLFWwindow* window, _GLFWcursor* cursor);
 
-const char* _glfwPlatformGetKeyName(int key, int scancode);
+const char* _glfwPlatformGetScancodeName(int scancode);
 int _glfwPlatformGetKeyScancode(int key);
 
 void _glfwPlatformGetMonitorPos(_GLFWmonitor* monitor, int* xpos, int* ypos);
@@ -990,10 +990,6 @@ _GLFWjoystick* _glfwAllocJoystick(const char* name,
   */
 void _glfwFreeJoystick(_GLFWjoystick* js);
 
-/*! @ingroup utility
- */
-GLFWbool _glfwIsPrintable(int key);
-
 /*! @ingroup utility
  */
 GLFWbool _glfwInitVulkan(int mode);
diff --git a/src/mir_window.c b/src/mir_window.c
index 566f571c..3e8d5c5b 100644
--- a/src/mir_window.c
+++ b/src/mir_window.c
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformSetCursorMode(_GLFWwindow* window, int mode)
     }
 }
 
-const char* _glfwPlatformGetKeyName(int key, int scancode)
+const char* _glfwPlatformGetScancodeName(int scancode)
 {
     _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
                     "Mir: Unsupported function %s", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
diff --git a/src/null_window.c b/src/null_window.c
index 137f80c8..2e627672 100644
--- a/src/null_window.c
+++ b/src/null_window.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ const char* _glfwPlatformGetClipboardString(_GLFWwindow* window)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-const char* _glfwPlatformGetKeyName(int key, int scancode)
+const char* _glfwPlatformGetScancodeName(int scancode)
 {
     return "";
 }
diff --git a/src/win32_window.c b/src/win32_window.c
index 93abd68d..ef05898a 100644
--- a/src/win32_window.c
+++ b/src/win32_window.c
@@ -1609,16 +1609,10 @@ void _glfwPlatformSetCursorMode(_GLFWwindow* window, int mode)
         updateCursorImage(window);
 }
 
-const char* _glfwPlatformGetKeyName(int key, int scancode)
+const char* _glfwPlatformGetScancodeName(int scancode)
 {
     WCHAR name[16];
 
-    if (key != GLFW_KEY_UNKNOWN)
-        scancode = _glfw.win32.scancodes[key];
-
-    if (!_glfwIsPrintable(_glfw.win32.keycodes[scancode]))
-        return NULL;
-
     if (!GetKeyNameTextW(scancode << 16, name, sizeof(name) / sizeof(WCHAR)))
         return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/wl_window.c b/src/wl_window.c
index e9c817d5..fbd58ffb 100644
--- a/src/wl_window.c
+++ b/src/wl_window.c
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformSetCursorMode(_GLFWwindow* window, int mode)
     _glfwPlatformSetCursor(window, window->wl.currentCursor);
 }
 
-const char* _glfwPlatformGetKeyName(int key, int scancode)
+const char* _glfwPlatformGetScancodeName(int scancode)
 {
     // TODO
     return NULL;
diff --git a/src/x11_window.c b/src/x11_window.c
index ed5a0f29..dcda51ea 100644
--- a/src/x11_window.c
+++ b/src/x11_window.c
@@ -2474,17 +2474,11 @@ void _glfwPlatformSetCursorMode(_GLFWwindow* window, int mode)
     XFlush(_glfw.x11.display);
 }
 
-const char* _glfwPlatformGetKeyName(int key, int scancode)
+const char* _glfwPlatformGetScancodeName(int scancode)
 {
     if (!_glfw.x11.xkb.available)
         return NULL;
 
-    if (key != GLFW_KEY_UNKNOWN)
-        scancode = _glfw.x11.scancodes[key];
-
-    if (!_glfwIsPrintable(_glfw.x11.keycodes[scancode]))
-        return NULL;
-
     const KeySym keysym = XkbKeycodeToKeysym(_glfw.x11.display, scancode, 0, 0);
     if (keysym == NoSymbol)
         return NULL;