HTML DOM KeyboardEvent charCode Property


The KeyboardEvent charCode property returns the unicode character codes corresponding to character that was pressed using an event.

Note − Use key property instead for accurate results

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

Returning latest typed character’s charCode −

event.charCode

Example

Let us see an example for KeyboardEvent charCode property −

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>KeyboardEvent charCode</title>
<style>
   form {
      width:70%;
      margin: 0 auto;
      text-align: center;
   }
   * {
      padding: 2px;
      margin:5px;
   }
   input[type="button"] {
      border-radius: 10px;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>KeyboardEvent-charCode</legend>
<label>Fill in the blanks:
<input type="text" id="textSelect" placeholder="__ for zebra" onkeypress="getEventData(event)" autocomplete="off">
</label>
<div id="divDisplay"></div>
</fieldset>
</form>
<script>
   var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");
   var textSelect = document.getElementById("textSelect");
   function getEventData(InputEvent) {
   if(InputEvent.charCode === 122)
      divDisplay.textContent = 'Correct Answer';
   else
      divDisplay.textContent = 'Try Again, '+textSelect.placeholder;
      textSelect.textContent = '';
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Before typing anything in the text field −

After typing wrong answer in the text field −

After typing correct answer in the text field −

Updated on: 30-Jul-2019

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