get keypress event js 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);
});