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---
title: keypress
slug: Web/API/Document/keypress_event
translation_of: Web/API/Document/keypress_event
---
<p>The <code>keypress</code> event is fired when a key is pressed down and that key normally produces a character value (use <a href="/en-US/Mozilla_event_reference/input"><code>input</code></a> instead).</p>
<h2 id="General_info">General info</h2>
<dl>
<dt style="float: left; text-align: right; width: 120px;">Specification</dt>
<dd style="margin: 0 0 0 120px;"><a class="external" href="http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Events/#event-type-keypress">DOM L3</a> {{deprecated_inline()}}</dd>
<dt style="float: left; text-align: right; width: 120px;">Interface</dt>
<dd style="margin: 0 0 0 120px;"><a href="/en-US/docs/DOM/KeyboardEvent" title="http://en-US/docs/DOM/KeyboardEvent">KeyboardEvent</a></dd>
<dt style="float: left; text-align: right; width: 120px;">Bubbles</dt>
<dd style="margin: 0 0 0 120px;">Yes</dd>
<dt style="float: left; text-align: right; width: 120px;">Cancelable</dt>
<dd style="margin: 0 0 0 120px;">Yes</dd>
<dt style="float: left; text-align: right; width: 120px;">Target</dt>
<dd style="margin: 0 0 0 120px;">Document, Element</dd>
<dt style="float: left; text-align: right; width: 120px;">Default Action</dt>
<dd style="margin: 0 0 0 120px;">Varies: <code>keypress</code> event; launch text composition system; <code>blur</code> and <code>focus</code> events; <code>DOMActivate</code> event; other event</dd>
</dl>
<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>
<table class="standard-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Property</th>
<th scope="col">Type</th>
<th scope="col">Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>target</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>EventTarget</td>
<td>The event target (the topmost target in the DOM tree).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>type</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>DOMString</td>
<td>The type of event.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>bubbles</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>Boolean</td>
<td>Whether the event normally bubbles or not</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>cancelable</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>Boolean</td>
<td>Whether the event is cancellable or not?</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>view</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>WindowProxy</td>
<td><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/defaultView" title="In browsers, document.defaultView returns the window object associated with a document, or null if none is available."><code>document.defaultView</code></a> (<code>window</code> of the document)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>detail</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td><code>long</code> (<code>float</code>)</td>
<td>0.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>target</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>EventTarget (DOM element)</td>
<td>Focused element processing the key event, root element if no suitable input element focused.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>char</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>DOMString (string)</td>
<td>The character value of the key. If the key corresponds to a printable character, this value is a non-empty Unicode string containing that character. If the key doesn't have a printable representation, this is an empty string. See <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent#Key_names_and_Char_values">key names and char values</a> for the detail.
<div class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> If the key is used as a macro that inserts multiple characters, this attribute's value is the entire string, not just the first character.</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>key</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>DOMString (string)</td>
<td>The key value of the key represented by the event. If the value has a printed representation, this attribute's value is the same as the <code>char</code> attribute. Otherwise, it's one of the key value strings specified in <a href="#key_values">Key Values</a>. If the key can't be identified, this is the string "Unidentified". See <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent#Key_names_and_Char_values">key names and char values</a> for the detail. Read Only.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>charCode</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>Unsigned long (int)</td>
<td>The Unicode reference number of the key; this attribute is used only by the <a href="/en-US/docs/Mozilla_event_reference/keypress"><code>keypress</code></a> event. For keys whose <code>char</code> attribute contains multiple characters, this is the Unicode value of the first character in that attribute.
<div class="warning"><strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is deprecated; you should use <code>char</code> instead, if available.</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>keyCode</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>Unsigned long (int)</td>
<td>A system and implementation dependent numerical code identifying the unmodified value of the pressed key. This is usually the decimal ASCII ({{ RFC(20) }}) or Windows 1252 code corresponding to the key; see <a href="virtual_key_codes">Virtual key codes</a> for a list of common values. If the key can't be identified, this value is 0.
<div class="warning"><strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is deprecated; you should use <code>key</code> instead, if available.</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>which</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>Unsigned long (int)</td>
<td>A system and implementation dependent numeric code identifying the unmodified value of the pressed key; this is usually the same as <code>keyCode</code>.
<div class="warning"><strong>Warning:</strong> This attribute is deprecated; you should use <code>key</code> instead, if available.</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>location</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>long (float)</td>
<td>The location of the key on the device.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>repeat</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td><code>true</code> if a key has been depressed long enough to trigger key repetition, otherwise <code>false</code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>locale</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>The language code for the key event, if available; otherwise, the empty string.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ctrlKey</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td><code>true</code> if the control key was down when the event was fired. <code>false</code> otherwise.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>shiftKey</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td><code>true</code> if the shift key was down when the event was fired. <code>false</code> otherwise.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>altKey</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td><code>true</code> if the alt key was down when the event was fired. <code>false</code> otherwise.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>metaKey</code> {{readonlyInline}}</td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td><code>true</code> if the meta key was down when the event was fired. <code>false</code> otherwise.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<h2 id="Related_Events">Related Events</h2>
<ul>
<li>{{event("keydown")}}</li>
<li>{{event("keyup")}}</li>
<li>{{event("keypress")}}</li>
<li>{{event("input")}}</li>
</ul>
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