Keyboard Event Codes

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Click the capture area and press any key. See event.key, event.code, modifier states, location, and repeat — like keycode.info, fully in your browser.

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event.key

event.code

event.which (deprecated)

event.keyCode (deprecated)

Modifiers

CtrlShiftAltMeta
event.location
event.repeat
History (last 10)
TimekeycodewhichCtrlShiftAltMetaLocRepeat
Common keys reference
event.keyevent.codeNote
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About this tool
event.key is the character or key name ("a", "Enter", "ArrowUp"). It varies with keyboard layout — AZERTY and QWERTY can differ.
event.code is the physical key on the keyboard ("KeyA", "Digit1") — layout-independent and preferred for games and shortcuts.
keyCode / which are legacy numeric codes from the DOM Level 3 era. They are deprecated — use key or code instead. Numpad keys often share keyCode values with main keyboard keys.
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