JavaScript Character Key Codes| KeyBoard Keys Codes JavaScript

By: Suresh Dasari Sep 13, 2013

Introduction:

Here I will explain JavaScript character key codes or keyboard keys codes in JavaScript or alphabet keycodes in JavaScript or alphabet character codes or number character codes or special characters key codes or the character code value of the key pressed or released.

Description:

In previous articles I explained create symbols(copyright, trademark etc..) with keyboard, create desktop shortcut key to lock computer, Lost PAN card how to apply for new one, configure dns server in windows 7 and many articles relating to Internet Tips. Now I will explain keyboard character key codes in JavaScript.

Check below table for character code value of the key pressed or released

KeyBoard Character Key Codes
Backspace = 8 Tab = 9 Enter = 13 Shift = 16 Ctrl = 17 Alt = 18 CapsLock = 20 Esc = 27 Spacebar = 32 PageUp = 33 PageDown = 34 End = 35 Home = 36 LeftArrow = 37 UpArrow = 38 RightArrow = 39 DownArrow = 40 Insert = 45 Delete = 46 NumLock = 144 ScrLk = 145 Pause/Break = 19 A or a = 65 B or b = 66 C or c = 67 D or d = 68	E or e = 69 F or f = 70 G or g = 71 H or h = 72 I or i = 73 J or j = 74 K or k = 75 L or l = 76 M or m = 77 N or n = 78 O or o = 79 P or p = 80 Q or q = 81 R or r = 82 S or s = 83 T or t = 84 U or u = 85 V or v = 86 W or w = 87 X or x = 88 Y or y = 89 Z or z = 90 0 = 48 1 = 49 2 = 50 3 = 51	4 = 52 5 = 53 6 = 54 7 = 55 8 = 56 9 = 57 ; or : = 186 = or + = 187 - or _ = 189 / or ? = 191 ` or ~ = 192 [ or { = 219 \ or \| = 220 ] or } = 221 " or ' = 222 , = 188 . = 190 / = 191 Numpad 0 = 96 Numpad 1 = 97 Numpad 2 = 98 Numpad 3 = 99 Numpad 4 = 100 Numpad 5 = 101 Numpad 6 = 102 Numpad 7 = 103	Numpad 8 = 104 Numpad 9 = 105 Numpad Multiply = 106 Numpad Add = 107 Numpad Enter = 13 Numpad Subtract = 109 Numpad Decimal = 110 Numpad Divide = 111 F1 = 112 F2 = 113 F3 = 114 F4 = 115 F5 = 116 F6 = 117 F7 = 118 F8 = 119 F9 = 120 F10 = no key F11 = 122 F12 = 123 F13 = 124 F14 = 125 F15 = 126