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HTML onkeypress Event Attribute

HTML Event Attributes : Execute a JavaScript when a user presses a key

Definition and Usage

The onkeypress attribute fires when the user presses a key (on the keyboard).

Tip: The order of events related to the onkeypress event:

onkeypress

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.

Browser Support

Event Attribute
onkeypress	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

<element onkeypress="script">

Attribute Values

Value	Description
script	The script to be run on onkeypress

Technical Details

Supported HTML tags:	All HTML elements, EXCEPT: <base>, <bdo>, <br>, <head>, <html>, <iframe>, <meta>, <param>, <script>, <style>, and <title>

HTML DOM reference: onkeypress event

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