Javascript Char Codes (Key Codes)
Interactive Demonstration and Lookup Table
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Thursday, January 11, 2007
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Javascript is often used on the browser client side to perform simple tasks that would otherwise require a full postback to the server. Many of those simple tasks involve processing text or characters entered into a form element on a web page, and it is often necessary to know the javascript keycode associated with a character. Here is a reference.
Press a key in the text box below to see the corresponding Javascript key code. Or scroll down to see the full list.
Try it!
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Key
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Code
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backspace
|
8
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tab
|
9
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enter
|
13
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shift
|
16
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ctrl
|
17
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alt
|
18
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pause/break
|
19
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caps lock
|
20
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escape
|
27
|
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page up
|
33
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page down
|
34
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end
|
35
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home
|
36
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left arrow
|
37
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up arrow
|
38
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right arrow
|
39
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down arrow
|
40
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insert
|
45
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delete
|
46
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0
|
48
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1
|
49
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2
|
50
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3
|
51
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4
|
52
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5
|
53
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6
|
54
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7
|
55
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8
|
56
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9
|
57
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a
|
65
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b
|
66
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c
|
67
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d
|
68
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Key
|
Code
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e
|
69
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f
|
70
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g
|
71
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h
|
72
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i
|
73
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j
|
74
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k
|
75
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l
|
76
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m
|
77
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n
|
78
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o
|
79
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p
|
80
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q
|
81
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r
|
82
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s
|
83
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t
|
84
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u
|
85
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v
|
86
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w
|
87
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x
|
88
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y
|
89
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z
|
90
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left window key
|
91
|
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right window key
|
92
|
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select key
|
93
|
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numpad 0
|
96
|
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numpad 1
|
97
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numpad 2
|
98
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numpad 3
|
99
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numpad 4
|
100
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numpad 5
|
101
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numpad 6
|
102
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numpad 7
|
103
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|
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Key
|
Code
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numpad 8
|
104
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numpad 9
|
105
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multiply
|
106
|
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add
|
107
|
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subtract
|
109
|
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decimal point
|
110
|
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divide
|
111
|
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f1
|
112
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f2
|
113
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f3
|
114
|
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f4
|
115
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f5
|
116
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f6
|
117
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f7
|
118
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f8
|
119
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f9
|
120
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f10
|
121
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f11
|
122
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f12
|
123
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num lock
|
144
|
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scroll lock
|
145
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semi-colon
|
186
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equal sign
|
187
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comma
|
188
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dash
|
189
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period
|
190
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forward slash
|
191
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grave accent
|
192
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open bracket
|
219
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back slash
|
220
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close braket
|
221
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single quote
|
222
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