http://gcctech.org/csc/javascript/javascript_keycodes.htm | 04-aug-2020
In every browser there are three possible kinds of client-side events triggered when a keyboard key is pressed or released:
keydown event
keypress event
keyup event
The keydown event occurs when the keyboard key is pressed, and it is followed at once by the execution of keypress event. The keyup event is generated when the key is released.
Here is a sample program using the keycodes You can view it's source to the the actual coding
Here is the list of many of the JavaScript KeyCodes Keyboard key Pressed JavaScript Key Code value
| Key | Code |
|---|---|
| backspace | 8 |
| tab | 9 |
| enter | 13 |
| shift | 16 |
| ctrl | 17 |
| alt | 18 |
| pause/break | 19 |
| caps lock | 20 |
| escape | 27 |
| page up | 33 |
| Space | 32 |
| page down | 34 |
| end | 35 |
| home | 36 |
| arrow left | 37 |
| arrow up | 38 |
| arrow right | 39 |
| arrow down | 40 |
| print screen | 44 |
| insert | 45 |
| delete | 46 |
| 0 | 48 |
| 1 | 49 |
| 2 | 50 |
| 3 | 51 |
| 4 | 52 |
| 5 | 53 |
| 6 | 54 |
| 7 | 55 |
| 8 | 56 |
| 9 | 57 |
| a | 65 |
| b | 66 |
| c | 67 |
| d | 68 |
| e | 69 |
| f | 70 |
| g | 71 |
| h | 72 |
| i | 73 |
| j | 74 |
| k | 75 |
| l | 76 |
| m | 77 |
| n | 78 |
| o | 79 |
| p | 80 |
| q | 81 |
| r | 82 |
| s | 83 |
| t | 84 |
| u | 85 |
| v | 86 |
| w | 87 |
| x | 88 |
| y | 89 |
| z | 90 |
| left window key | 91 |
| right window key | 92 |
| select key | 93 |
| numpad 0 | 96 |
| numpad 1 | 97 |
| numpad 2 | 98 |
| numpad 3 | 99 |
| numpad 4 | 100 |
| numpad 5 | 101 |
| numpad 6 | 102 |
| numpad 7 | 103 |
| numpad 8 | 104 |
| numpad 9 | 105 |
| multiply | 106 |
| add | 107 |
| subtract | 109 |
| decimal point | 110 |
| divide | 111 |
| f1 | 112 |
| f2 | 113 |
| f3 | 114 |
| f4 | 115 |
| f5 | 116 |
| f6 | 117 |
| f7 | 118 |
| f8 | 119 |
| f9 | 120 |
| f10 | 121 |
| f11 | 122 |
| f12 | 123 |
| num lock | 144 |
| scroll lock | 145 |
| My Computer (multimedia keyboard) | 182 |
| My Calculator (multimedia keyboard) | 183 |
| semi-colon | 186 |
| equal sign | 187 |
| comma | 188 |
| dash | 189 |
| period | 190 |
| forward slash | 191 |
| open bracket | 219 |
| back slash | 220 |
| close braket | 221 |
| single quote | 222 |