onkeyup event

Fires when the user releases a key.

 

Syntax

HTML Attribute <element onkeyup = "handler(event)">
Event Property object.onkeyup = handler;
attachEvent Method object.attachEvent("onkeyup", handler)
addEventListener Method object.addEventListener("keyup", handler, useCapture)

 

Event information

Synchronous No
Bubbles Yes
Cancelable No

 

Event handler parameters

Standards information

Remarks

As of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, the event also fires for the following keys:

  • Editing: BACKSPACE
  • Navigation: PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN
  • System: SHIFT+TAB

As of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, the HTMLFormElementEvents2::onkeyup event fires for the following keys:

  • Editing: DELETE, INSERT
  • Function: F1 - F12
  • Letters: A - Z (uppercase and lowercase)
  • Navigation: HOME, END, LEFT ARROW, RIGHT ARROW, UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW
  • Numerals: 0 - 9
  • Symbols: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = < [ ] { } , . / ? \ | ' ` " ~
  • System: ESC, SPACEBAR, SHIFT, TAB

Returns a number specifying the IHTMLEventObj::keyCode of the key that was released.

To invoke this event, do one of the following:

  • Release any keyboard key.

See also

Reference

HTMLFormElementEvents2::onkeydown

HTMLFormElementEvents2::onkeypress