diff --git a/awesomerc.lua.in b/awesomerc.lua.in
index bc50b115d..a889037ed 100644
--- a/awesomerc.lua.in
+++ b/awesomerc.lua.in
@@ -236,29 +236,32 @@ for s = 1, screen.count() do
    keynumber = math.min(9, math.max(#tags[s], keynumber));
 end
 
+-- Bind all key numbers to tags.
+-- Be careful: we use keycodes to make it works on any keyboard layout.
+-- This should map on the top row of your keyboard, usually 1 to 9.
 for i = 1, keynumber do
     globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(globalkeys,
-        awful.key({ modkey }, i,
+        awful.key({ modkey }, "#" .. i + 9,
                   function ()
                         local screen = mouse.screen
                         if tags[screen][i] then
                             awful.tag.viewonly(tags[screen][i])
                         end
                   end),
-        awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, i,
+        awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "#" .. i + 9,
                   function ()
                       local screen = mouse.screen
                       if tags[screen][i] then
                           awful.tag.viewtoggle(tags[screen][i])
                       end
                   end),
-        awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, i,
+        awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "#" .. i + 9,
                   function ()
                       if client.focus and tags[client.focus.screen][i] then
                           awful.client.movetotag(tags[client.focus.screen][i])
                       end
                   end),
-        awful.key({ modkey, "Control", "Shift" }, i,
+        awful.key({ modkey, "Control", "Shift" }, "#" .. i + 9,
                   function ()
                       if client.focus and tags[client.focus.screen][i] then
                           awful.client.toggletag(tags[client.focus.screen][i])