Which key?

See also Key Move

The following information will allow "Hot Keys" to be created to run functions

event.keyCode returns the ISO-Latin-1 codeset value of the key pressed.
Pressing key "a" returns "97"

String.fromCharCode(x) returns the letter or symbol associated with the ISO-Latin-1 codeset value.

Where x = event.keyCode, the letter or symbol returned will be according to which key is pressed.

String.fromCharCode(event.keyCode)

Pressing key "a" returns "a"

Where x = ISO-Latin-1 codeset value, returns the associated letter or symbol.

String.fromCharCode(97) returns "a"

The following script will determine which key was pressed on your keyboard.
This could be used to run a function, script, or load another page etc. when a particular key is press.

Method	Letter or Symbol	ISO-Latin-1 codeset value
onkeypress
onkeydown

Note:
Depending on the key pressed onkeydown may return a different value to onkeypress.

The script below uses the onkeypress method

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--

function getKey(e) {
keycode=(!e?event.keyCode:e.which)
keyChar=String.fromCharCode(keycode)
document.getElementById("display1").innerHTML=keyChar
document.getElementById("display2").innerHTML=keycode
}

document.onkeypress = getKey

// -->
</script>

<table border=1>
<tr align="center"><td>Method</td><td>Letter or Symbol</td><td>ISO-Latin-1 codeset value</td></tr>
<tr align="center">
<td><b>onkeypress</b></td>
<td><div id= display1 style="font-weight:bold"> </div></td>
<td><div id= display2> </div></td>
</tr>
</table>

Using e.keycode with onkeypress in Firefox always returns a value of zero

var key = (!e? event.keyCode:e.keyCode)

The following table shows the character and/or number returned for onkeypress and onkeydpown

Character onkeypress onkeydown Description

--- 00 - 07 --- ---

--- --- 08 Backspace

--- 09 09 Horizontal tab

--- 10 --- Line feed

--- 11 - 12 --- ---

--- 13 13 Return

--- 14 - 15 --- ---

--- --- 16 Shift

--- --- 17 CTRL

--- --- 18 ALT

--- --- 19 Pause

--- --- 20 Caps Lock

--- 21 - 26 --- ---

--- 27 27 Escape

--- 28 - 31 --- ---

--- 32 32 Space

! 33 --- Exclamation mark

--- --- 33 Page Up

" 34 --- Quotation mark

# 35 --- Number sign

$ 36 --- Dollar sign

--- --- 36 Home

% 37 --- Percent sign

--- --- 37 Arrow Left

& 38 --- Ampersand

--- --- 38 Arrow Up

' 39 --- Apostrophe

--- --- 39 Arrow Right

( 40 --- Left parenthesis

--- --- 40 Arrow Down

) 41 --- Right parenthesis

* 42 --- Asterisk

+ 43 --- Plus sign

, 44 --- Comma

- 45 --- Hyphen

--- --- 45 Insert

. 46 --- Period (fullstop)

/ 47 --- Forward slash

0 48 48 Digit 0

1 49 49 Digit 1

2 50 50 Digit 2

3 51 51 Digit 3

4 52 52 Digit 4

5 53 53 Digit 5

6 54 54 Digit 6

7 55 55 Digit 7

8 56 56 Digit 8

9 57 57 Digit 9

: 58 --- Colon

; 59 --- Semicolon

< 60 --- Less than

= 61 --- Equals sign

> 62 --- Greater than

? 63 --- Question mark

@ 64 --- Commercial at

A 65 65 Capital A

B 66 66 Capital B

C 67 67 Capital C

D 68 68 Capital D

E 69 69 Capital E

F 70 70 Capital F

G 71 71 Capital G

H 72 72 Capital H

I 73 73 Capital I

J 74 74 Capital J

K 75 75 Capital K

L 76 76 Capital L

M 77 77 Capital M

N 78 78 Capital N

O 79 79 Capital O

P 80 80 Capital P

Q 81 81 Capital Q

R 82 82 Capital R

S 83 83 Capital S

T 84 84 Capital T

U 85 85 Capital U

V 86 86 Capital V

W 87 87 Capital W

X 88 88 Capital X

Y 89 89 Capital Y

Z 90 90 Capital Z

[ 91 --- Left square bracket

--- --- 91 Left Win Key

\ 92 --- Backslash

--- --- 92 Right Win Key

] 93 --- Right square bracket

--- --- 93 Menu

^ 94 --- Caret

_ 95 --- Underscore

` 96 --- Acute accent

--- --- 96 Keypad 0

a 97 --- Small a

--- --- 97 Keypad 1

b 98 --- Small b

--- --- 98 Keypad 2

c 99 --- Small c

--- --- 99 Keypad 3

d 100 --- Small d

--- --- 100 Keypad 4

e 101 --- Small e

--- --- 101 Keypad 5

f 102 --- Small f

--- --- 102 Keypad 6

g 103 --- Small g

--- --- 103 Keypad 7

h 104 --- Small h

--- --- 104 Keypad 8

i 105 --- Small i

--- --- 105 Keypad 9

j 106 --- Small j

--- --- 106 Keypad *

k 107 --- Small k

--- --- 107 Keypad +

l 108 --- Small l

m 109 --- Small m

--- --- 109 Keypad -

n 110 --- Small n

--- --- 110 Keypad .

o 111 --- Small o

--- --- 111 Keypad /

p 112 --- Small p

--- --- 112 F1

q 113 --- Small q

--- --- 113 F2

r 114 --- Small r

--- --- 114 F3

s 115 --- Small s

--- --- 115 F4

t 116 --- Small t

--- --- 116 F5

u 117 --- Small u

--- --- 117 F6

v 118 --- Small v

--- --- 118 F7

w 119 --- Small w

--- --- 119 F8

x 120 --- Small x

--- --- 120 F9

y 121 --- Small y

--- --- 121 F10

z 122 --- Small z

--- --- 122 F11

{ 123 --- Left brace

--- --- 123 F12

| 124 --- Vertical bar

} 125 --- Right brace

~ 126 --- Tilde

--- --- 144 Num Lock

--- --- 145 Scroll Lock

; --- 186 Semi Colon

= --- 187 Equal

, --- 188 Comma

- --- 189 Dash

. --- 190 Dot

/ --- 191 Forward Slash

' --- 192 Apostrophe

[ --- 219 Left Square Bracket

] --- 221 Right Square Bracket

# --- 222 Hash

` --- 223 Acute accent

For more ISO Latin-1 Character Set see Characters

Character	onkeypress	onkeydown	Description
---	00 - 07	---	---
---	---	08	Backspace
---	09	09	Horizontal tab
---	10	---	Line feed
---	11 - 12	---	---
---	13	13	Return
---	14 - 15	---	---
---	---	16	Shift
---	---	17	CTRL
---	---	18	ALT
---	---	19	Pause
---	---	20	Caps Lock
---	21 - 26	---	---
---	27	27	Escape
---	28 - 31	---	---
---	32	32	Space
!	33	---	Exclamation mark
---	---	33	Page Up
"	34	---	Quotation mark
#	35	---	Number sign
$	36	---	Dollar sign
---	---	36	Home
%	37	---	Percent sign
---	---	37	Arrow Left
&	38	---	Ampersand
---	---	38	Arrow Up
'	39	---	Apostrophe
---	---	39	Arrow Right
(	40	---	Left parenthesis
---	---	40	Arrow Down
)	41	---	Right parenthesis
*	42	---	Asterisk
+	43	---	Plus sign
,	44	---	Comma
-	45	---	Hyphen
---	---	45	Insert
.	46	---	Period (fullstop)
/	47	---	Forward slash
0	48	48	Digit 0
1	49	49	Digit 1
2	50	50	Digit 2
3	51	51	Digit 3
4	52	52	Digit 4
5	53	53	Digit 5
6	54	54	Digit 6
7	55	55	Digit 7
8	56	56	Digit 8
9	57	57	Digit 9
:	58	---	Colon
;	59	---	Semicolon
<	60	---	Less than
=	61	---	Equals sign
>	62	---	Greater than
?	63	---	Question mark
@	64	---	Commercial at
A	65	65	Capital A
B	66	66	Capital B
C	67	67	Capital C
D	68	68	Capital D
E	69	69	Capital E
F	70	70	Capital F
G	71	71	Capital G
H	72	72	Capital H
I	73	73	Capital I
J	74	74	Capital J
K	75	75	Capital K
L	76	76	Capital L
M	77	77	Capital M
N	78	78	Capital N
O	79	79	Capital O
P	80	80	Capital P
Q	81	81	Capital Q
R	82	82	Capital R
S	83	83	Capital S
T	84	84	Capital T
U	85	85	Capital U
V	86	86	Capital V
W	87	87	Capital W
X	88	88	Capital X
Y	89	89	Capital Y
Z	90	90	Capital Z
[	91	---	Left square bracket
---	---	91	Left Win Key
\	92	---	Backslash
---	---	92	Right Win Key
]	93	---	Right square bracket
---	---	93	Menu
^	94	---	Caret
_	95	---	Underscore
`	96	---	Acute accent
---	---	96	Keypad 0
a	97	---	Small a
---	---	97	Keypad 1
b	98	---	Small b
---	---	98	Keypad 2
c	99	---	Small c
---	---	99	Keypad 3
d	100	---	Small d
---	---	100	Keypad 4
e	101	---	Small e
---	---	101	Keypad 5
f	102	---	Small f
---	---	102	Keypad 6
g	103	---	Small g
---	---	103	Keypad 7
h	104	---	Small h
---	---	104	Keypad 8
i	105	---	Small i
---	---	105	Keypad 9
j	106	---	Small j
---	---	106	Keypad *
k	107	---	Small k
---	---	107	Keypad +
l	108	---	Small l
m	109	---	Small m
---	---	109	Keypad -
n	110	---	Small n
---	---	110	Keypad .
o	111	---	Small o
---	---	111	Keypad /
p	112	---	Small p
---	---	112	F1
q	113	---	Small q
---	---	113	F2
r	114	---	Small r
---	---	114	F3
s	115	---	Small s
---	---	115	F4
t	116	---	Small t
---	---	116	F5
u	117	---	Small u
---	---	117	F6
v	118	---	Small v
---	---	118	F7
w	119	---	Small w
---	---	119	F8
x	120	---	Small x
---	---	120	F9
y	121	---	Small y
---	---	121	F10
z	122	---	Small z
---	---	122	F11
{	123	---	Left brace
---	---	123	F12
\|	124	---	Vertical bar
}	125	---	Right brace
~	126	---	Tilde
---	---	144	Num Lock
---	---	145	Scroll Lock
;	---	186	Semi Colon
=	---	187	Equal
,	---	188	Comma
-	---	189	Dash
.	---	190	Dot
/	---	191	Forward Slash
'	---	192	Apostrophe
[	---	219	Left Square Bracket
]	---	221	Right Square Bracket
#	---	222	Hash
`	---	223	Acute accent