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How to know which key was pressed in a form input using jQuery?
To know which key was pressed in a form input using jQuery, use the jQuery keydown event. You can try to run the following code to learn how to detect key pressed in a form input −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $('#myinput').keydown(function(e) { var newkey = 'Key code = ' + e.which + ' ' + (e.ctrlKey ? 'Ctrl' : '') + ' ' + (e.shiftKey ? 'Shift' : '') + ' ' + (e.altKey ? 'Alt' : ''); $('#mykey').text(newkey); return false; }); }); </script> </head> <body> <form id="myform"> Press any key: <input id='myinput' type='text' /> </form> <div id='mykey'>The key you press is visible here with keycode.</div> </body> </html>
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