The keyboardEvent charCode property in HTML is used to return the unicode value of a character key pressed during a keypress event. It is a read-only property. The unicode character denotes the number of a character(e.g. the unicode for “A” is 65).
Syntax:
event.charCode
Note: This property has been DEPRECATED and is no longer recommended.
Return Value: It returns a number that represents the unicode number of the pressed character.
Example: In this example,we will use the keyboardEvent charCode.
HTML
<html>
<head>
<title>keyboardEvent charCode Property</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align: center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">
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<h2>
keyboardEvent charCode Property
</h2> Input:
<input type="text" placeholder="Press any key..">
<p id="p"></p>
<script>
// Adding a event listener function
window.addEventListener("keypress", function (event) {
let code = event.charCode;
// Creating a span element
let element = document.createElement("span");
element.innerHTML = "Unicode value: " + code + "<br/>";
// Appending span element to the paragraph
document.getElementById("p").appendChild(element);
}, true);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by keyboardEvent charCode property are listed below:
- Apple Safari
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
- Opera
- Internet Explorer 9.0
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Last Updated :
13 Jun, 2023
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