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HTML onkeypress Event Attribute

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Example

Execute a JavaScript when a user presses a key:

<input type=”text” onkeypress=”displayResult()”>

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

1. 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:

  1. onkeydown
  2. onkeypress
  3. onkeyup

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.

Note: The onkeypress attribute CANNOT be used with: <base>, <bdo>, <br>, <head>, <html>, <iframe>, <meta>, <param>, <script>, <style>, or <title>.

2. Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

None.

3. Syntax

1 <element onkeypress="script">

4. Attribute Values

Value Description
script The script to be run on onkeypress