Key press identifier javascript code example

Example 1: js keycodes

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

Example 2: javascript keyboard codes

Easily check JavaScript KeyboardEvent properties (e.key, e.code, e.which,
e.keyCode… and more) with Key.js:

https://keyjs.dev

Key Code  |  Key Description
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0         | Unidentified key
1         | 
2         | 
3         | 
4         | 
5         | 
6         | 
7         | 
8         | Backspace
9         | Tab
10        | 
11        | 
12        | Clear
13        | Enter
14        | 
15        | 
16        | Shift
17        | Control
18        | Alt
19        | Pause/Break
20        | Caps Lock
21        | 
22        | 
23        | 
24        | 
25        | 
26        | 
27        | Escape
28        | 
29        | 
30        | 
31        | 
32        | Space Bar
33        | Page Up
34        | Page Down
35        | End
36        | Home
37        | Left Arrow
38        | Up Arrow
39        | Right Arrow
40        | Down Arrow
41        | Select
42        | Print
43        | Execute
44        | Print Screen / Snapshot
45        | Insert
46        | Delete
47        | Help
48        | 0
49        | 1
50        | 2
51        | 3
52        | 4
53        | 5
54        | 6
55        | 7
56        | 8
57        | 9
58        | 
59        | 
60        | 
61        | 
62        | 
63        | 
64        | 
65        | A
66        | B
67        | C
68        | D
69        | E
70        | F
71        | G
72        | H
73        | I
74        | J
75        | K
76        | L
77        | M
78        | N
79        | O
80        | P
81        | Q
82        | R
83        | S
84        | T
85        | U
86        | V
87        | W
88        | X
89        | Y
90        | Z
91        | Left Window/Meta/OS Key
92        | Right Window/Meta/OS Key
93        | Context Menu
94        | 
95        | 
96        | Numpad 0
97        | Numpad 1
98        | Numpad 2
99        | Numpad 3
100       | Numpad 4
101       | Numpad 5
102       | Numpad 6
103       | Numpad 7
104       | Numpad 8
105       | Numpad 9
106       | Multiply
107       | Add
108       | Keypad Enter
109       | Subtract
110       | Decimal Point
111       | Divide
112       | F1
113       | F2
114       | F3
115       | F4
116       | F5
117       | F6
118       | F7
119       | F8
120       | F9
121       | F10
122       | F11
123       | F12
124       | F13
125       | F14
126       | F15
127       | F16
128       | F17
129       | F18
130       | F19
131       | F20
132       | F21
133       | F22
134       | F23
135       | F24
136       | F25
137       | F26
138       | F27
139       | F28
140       | F29
141       | F30
142       | F31
143       | F32
144       | Num Lock
145       | Scroll Lock
146       | 
147       | 
148       | 
149       | 
150       | 
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152       | 
153       | 
154       | 
155       | 
156       | 
157       | 
158       | 
159       | 
160       | 
161       | 
162       | 
163       | 
164       | 
165       | 
166       | Navigate/Page Back
167       | Navigate/Page Forward
168       | Reload/Refresh Page
169       | 
170       | 
171       | 
172       | 
173       | 
174       | Audio Volume Down
175       | Audio Volume Up
176       | 
177       | 
178       | 
179       | 
180       | 
181       | 
182       | 
183       | 
184       | 
185       | 
186       | Semi-colon
187       | Equal Sign
188       | Comma
189       | Dash
190       | Period
191       | Forward Slash
192       | Grave Accent
193       | 
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217       | 
218       | 
219       | Open Bracket
220       | Back Slash
221       | Close Bracket
222       | Single Quote
223       | 
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