HTML | DOM keyboardEvent charCode Property
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 which represents the unicode number of the pressed character.
Example:
html
<html><head> <title>keyboardEvent charCode Property</title></head><body style="text-align: center;"> <h1 style="color:green;"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <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) { var code = event.charCode; // Creating a span element var 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> |
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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