diff --git a/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
index 374dbefc60..8dcd20a8f6 100644
--- a/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
+++ b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
@@ -8,5 +8,22 @@
         <constraint name="Params" minCount="0" maxCount="2147483647" within="" contains="" />
       </searchConfiguration>
     </inspection_tool>
+      <inspection_tool class="SSBasedInspection" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true">
+          <searchConfiguration name="Gdx Input.Keys toString" description="Gdx Input.Keys has a buggy definition for DEL that makes the Del and Backspace keys misbehave. See KeyCharAndCode.toString." suppressId="GDX_KEYS_BUG" problemDescriptor="Gdx bug - Wrong results for BACKSPACE DEL and FORWARD_DEL." text="Input.Keys.toString($Params$)" recursive="true" caseInsensitive="true" type="Kotlin" pattern_context="default">
+              <constraint name="__context__" within="" contains="" />
+              <constraint name="Params" minCount="0" maxCount="2147483647" within="" contains="" />
+          </searchConfiguration>
+      </inspection_tool>
+      <inspection_tool class="SSBasedInspection" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true">
+          <searchConfiguration name="Gdx Input.Keys valueOf" description="Gdx Input.Keys has a buggy definition for DEL that makes the Del and Backspace keys misbehave. See GdxKeyCodeFixes." suppressId="GDX_KEYS_BUG" problemDescriptor="Gdx bug - Wrong results for BACKSPACE DEL and FORWARD_DEL." text="Input.Keys.valueOf($Params$)" recursive="true" caseInsensitive="true" type="Kotlin" pattern_context="default">
+              <constraint name="__context__" within="" contains="" />
+              <constraint name="Params" minCount="0" maxCount="2147483647" within="" contains="" />
+          </searchConfiguration>
+      </inspection_tool>
+      <inspection_tool class="SSBasedInspection" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true">
+          <searchConfiguration name="Gdx Input.Keys DEL" description="Gdx Input.Keys has a buggy definition for DEL that makes the Del and Backspace keys misbehave. See GdxKeyCodeFixes." suppressId="GDX_KEYS_BUG" problemDescriptor="Gdx bug - Wrong results for BACKSPACE DEL and FORWARD_DEL." text="Input.Keys.DEL" recursive="false" caseInsensitive="true" type="Kotlin" pattern_context="default">
+              <constraint name="__context__" within="" contains="" />
+          </searchConfiguration>
+      </inspection_tool>
   </profile>
-</component>
\ No newline at end of file
+</component>
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/components/KeyCharAndCode.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/components/KeyCharAndCode.kt
index 069cc0fac3..48e7dd228d 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/components/KeyCharAndCode.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/components/KeyCharAndCode.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.unciv.ui.components
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Input
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Json
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.JsonValue
+import com.unciv.ui.components.extensions.GdxKeyCodeFixes
 
 
 /*
@@ -30,15 +31,10 @@ data class KeyCharAndCode(val char: Char, val code: Int) {
     /** express keys that only have a keyCode like F1 */
     constructor(code: Int): this(Char.MIN_VALUE, code)
 
+    //** debug helper, but also used for tooltips */
     override fun toString(): String {
-        // debug helper, but also used for tooltips
-        fun fixedKeysToString(code: Int) = when (code) {
-            Input.Keys.BACKSPACE -> "Backspace"  // Gdx displaying this as "Delete" is Bullshit!
-            Input.Keys.FORWARD_DEL -> "Del"      // Likewise
-            else -> Input.Keys.toString(code)
-        }
         return when {
-            char == Char.MIN_VALUE -> fixedKeysToString(code)
+            char == Char.MIN_VALUE -> GdxKeyCodeFixes.toString(code)
             this == ESC -> "ESC"
             char < ' ' -> "Ctrl-" + (char.toCode() + 64).makeChar()
             else -> "\"$char\""
@@ -56,7 +52,7 @@ data class KeyCharAndCode(val char: Char, val code: Int) {
         /** Automatically assigned for [RETURN] */
         val NUMPAD_ENTER = KeyCharAndCode(Input.Keys.NUMPAD_ENTER)
         val SPACE = KeyCharAndCode(Input.Keys.SPACE)
-        val DEL = KeyCharAndCode(Input.Keys.FORWARD_DEL)        // Gdx "DEL" is just plain wrong!
+        val DEL = KeyCharAndCode(GdxKeyCodeFixes.DEL)
         val TAB = KeyCharAndCode(Input.Keys.TAB)
         /** Guaranteed to be ignored by [KeyShortcutDispatcher] and never to be generated for an actual event, used as fallback to ensure no action is taken */
         val UNKNOWN = KeyCharAndCode(Input.Keys.UNKNOWN)
@@ -69,7 +65,7 @@ data class KeyCharAndCode(val char: Char, val code: Int) {
 
         /** mini-factory for control codes from keyCodes */
         fun ctrlFromCode(keyCode: Int): KeyCharAndCode {
-            val name = Input.Keys.toString(keyCode)
+            val name = GdxKeyCodeFixes.toString(keyCode)
             if (name.length != 1 || !name[0].isLetter()) return KeyCharAndCode(Char.MIN_VALUE, keyCode)
             return ctrl(name[0])
         }
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ data class KeyCharAndCode(val char: Char, val code: Int) {
 
         /** factory maps a Char to a keyCode if possible, returns a Char-based instance otherwise */
         fun mapChar(char: Char): KeyCharAndCode {
-            val code = Input.Keys.valueOf(char.uppercaseChar().toString())
+            val code = GdxKeyCodeFixes.valueOf(char.uppercaseChar().toString())
             return if (code == -1) KeyCharAndCode(char,0) else KeyCharAndCode(Char.MIN_VALUE, code)
         }
 
@@ -88,10 +84,10 @@ data class KeyCharAndCode(val char: Char, val code: Int) {
                 text.length == 3 && text[0] == '"' && text[2] == '"' -> KeyCharAndCode(text[1])
                 text.length == 6 && text.startsWith("Ctrl-") -> ctrl(text[5])
                 text == "ESC" -> ESC
-                text == "Backspace" -> KeyCharAndCode(Input.Keys.BACKSPACE)
-                text == "Del" -> DEL
-                Input.Keys.valueOf(text) != -1 -> KeyCharAndCode(Input.Keys.valueOf(text))
-                else -> UNKNOWN
+                else -> {
+                    val code = GdxKeyCodeFixes.valueOf(text)
+                    if (code == -1) UNKNOWN else KeyCharAndCode(code)
+                }
             }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/components/KeysSelectBox.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/components/KeysSelectBox.kt
index e8615339a1..20e91d6dbb 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/components/KeysSelectBox.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/components/KeysSelectBox.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Actor
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.SelectBox
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils.ChangeListener
+import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Align
 import com.unciv.models.translations.tr
+import com.unciv.ui.components.extensions.GdxKeyCodeFixes
 import com.unciv.ui.screens.basescreen.BaseScreen
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array as GdxArray
 
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ class KeysSelectBox(
         // but it's private and only used for valueOf() - So we do the same here...
         private val keyCodeMap = LinkedHashMap<String, Int>(200).apply {
             for (code in 0..Input.Keys.MAX_KEYCODE) {
-                val name = Input.Keys.toString(code) ?: continue
+                val name = GdxKeyCodeFixes.toString(code) ?: continue
                 put(name, code)
             }
         }
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ class KeysSelectBox(
         setSelected(default)
 
         maxListCount = 12  // or else the dropdown will fill as much vertical space as it can, including upwards
+        list.alignment = Align.center  // default left is ugly, especially when a Mod Skin removes padding
+        setAlignment(Align.center)
 
         addListener(object : ChangeListener() {
             override fun changed(event: ChangeEvent?, actor: Actor?) {
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/components/extensions/Scene2dExtensions.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/components/extensions/Scene2dExtensions.kt
index b5abe9b501..5df0dc13bd 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/components/extensions/Scene2dExtensions.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/components/extensions/Scene2dExtensions.kt
@@ -552,3 +552,35 @@ fun Group.addToCenter(actor: Actor) {
     addActor(actor)
     actor.center(this)
 }
+
+/**
+ *  These methods deal with a mistake in Gdx.Input.Keys, where DEL is defined as the keycode actually
+ *  produced by the physical Backspace key, while the physical Del key fires the keycode Gdx lists as
+ *  FORWARD_DEL. Neither valueOf("Del") and valueOf("Backspace") work as expected.
+ *
+ *  | Identifier | KeyCode | Physical key | toString() | valueOf(name.TitleCase) | valueOf(toString) |
+ *  | ---- |:----:|:----:|:----:|:----:|:----:|
+ *  | DEL | 67 | Backspace | Delete | -1 | 67 |
+ *  | BACKSPACE | 67 | Backspace | Delete | -1 | 67 |
+ *  | FORWARD_DEL | 112 | Del | Forward Delete | -1 | 112 |
+ *
+ *  This acts as proxy, you replace [Input.Keys] by [GdxKeyCodeFixes] and get sensible [DEL], [toString] and [valueOf].
+ */
+@Suppress("GDX_KEYS_BUG", "MemberVisibilityCanBePrivate")
+object GdxKeyCodeFixes {
+
+    const val DEL = Input.Keys.FORWARD_DEL
+    const val BACKSPACE = Input.Keys.BACKSPACE
+
+    fun toString(keyCode: Int): String = when(keyCode) {
+        DEL -> "Del"
+        BACKSPACE -> "Backspace"
+        else -> Input.Keys.toString(keyCode)
+    }
+
+    fun valueOf(name: String): Int = when (name) {
+        "Del" -> DEL
+        "Backspace" -> BACKSPACE
+        else -> Input.Keys.valueOf(name)
+    }
+}