How to check which key has been pressed using jQuery?

jQuery Web Development Front End Technology

To check which key has been pressed, use the onkeydown attribute.

Example

You can try to run the following code to get which key is pressed:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<p>Press a key in the below box to get which key is pressed.</p>

<input type="text" size="10" onkeydown="demoFunction(event)">

<p id="test"></p>

<script>
  function demoFunction(event) {
    var a = event.key;
    document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = "You've pressed the key: " + a;
  }
</script>

</body>
</html>

Amit D

Updated on: 11-Dec-2019

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