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key property
Gets the key identifier of a key that is pressed.
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Syntax
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Property values
Type: String
Standards information
- Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification, Section 5.2.6
Remarks
Key identifiers are strings that uniquely identify keyboard buttons, such as Q, Home, or F2. The string can be any of the following types:
- Character string: A single character, such as a letter or symbol
- Key name: A multicharacter string such as
EnterorTab - Unicode codepoint: "U+" followed by a hexadecimal character index
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