Developer Reference

JavaScript Key Codes

Event key codes and values for keyboard event handling.

Handling keyboard events is a common task in web development. This list provides the 'key', 'code', and legacy 'keyCode' values for common keyboard inputs.

Control

Enter / Return
13
Escape (Esc)
27
Spacebar
32
Tab key
9

Navigation

Left Arrow
37
Up Arrow
38
Right Arrow
39
Down Arrow
40

Editing

Delete previous char
8

Modifier

Shift modifier
16
Control modifier
17
Alt modifier
18

Note: 'keyCode' is deprecated. Modern applications should verify against 'key' or 'code' properties for better internationalization support.