keyboardevent key code spacebar keyjs code example
Example 1: difference between key and code in javascript
// Key -> if you care about the character which was typed
// Code -> if you care about the key which was pressed on the keyboard because your can change the language on your pc.
const input = document.querySelector("input");
input.addEventListener("keydown", function (e) {
console.log(e.key);
console.log(e.code);
});
Example 2: keycode letters
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