JavaScript KeyCode Tutorial

JavaScript is a client side powerful scripting language mainly used to enhance the user interaction with the webpage.

In this tutorial, we will see the Keycode values of each and every character on the keyboard.

What are the KeyCodes in JavaScript?

Key code or Char code is the Unicode character code of the key that triggered when keyboard key is pressed.

Keycode for Navigation Keys

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

Keycode for Numbers

0 48
1 49
2 50
3 51
4 52
5 53
6 54
7 55
8 56
9 57

Keycode for Alphabets

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

Keycode for Functions Keys

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

I hope you guys have understood what is keycodes in javascript. This tutorial also make an easy task for you to get relevant char code or key code for computer keyboards key.

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