Execute a JavaScript when a user presses a key:
The onkeypress attribute fires when the user presses a key (on the keyboard).
Tip: The order of events related to the onkeypress event:
Note: The onkeypress event is not fired for all keys (e.g. ALT, CTRL, SHIFT, ESC) in all browsers. To detect only whether the user has pressed a key, use onkeydown instead, because it works for all keys.
Event Attribute | |||||
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onkeypress | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
None.
Value | Description |
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script | The script to be run on onkeypress |
Supported HTML tags: | All HTML elements, EXCEPT: <base>, <bdo>, <br>, <head>, <html>, <iframe>, <meta>, <param>, <script>, <style>, and <title> |
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HTML DOM reference: onkeypress event