detect key press javascript code example

Example 1: detect keypress javascript

document.addEventListener("keypress", function onEvent(event) {
    if (event.key === "ArrowLeft") {
        // Move Left
    }
    else if (event.key === "Enter") {
        // Open Menu...
    }
});

Example 2: how to detect a keypress in javascript

window.addEventListener("keydown", (event) => {
	console.log(event.key);
});

Example 3: if keypress javascript

// Create your variable and asssign it to your ID or Class in the document using document.querySelector.
let name = document.querySelector('#exampleInputEmail1');

// Now use your variable and add an event listener to it plus your keypress, event and styling
name.addEventListener("keypress", (event) => {
   name.style.border = "3px solid #28a745";
});

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