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keycode-js
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A minimal JavaScript package with key code constants.
# Using npm
$ npm install keycode-js --save
# Using yarn
$ yarn add keycode-js
# Using bower
$ bower install keycode-js --save
Import the package using require()
or ES / TypeScript import
statement:
// CommonJS
const KeyCode = require('keycode-js');
// ES2015+
import * as KeyCode from 'keycode-js';
// TypeScript
import * as KeyCode from 'keycode-js';
// Import individual constants
import { KEY_RETURN } from 'keycode-js';
Or, using <script>
tag:
<script src="https://unpkg.com/keycode-js@3.1.0/dist/keycode.min.js"></script>
Finally:
window.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) {
// You may do one of these checks.
// Check the code value.
if (e.code === KeyCode.CODE_RETURN) {
console.log('It was the Return key.');
return;
}
// OR, check the keyCode value.
if (e.keyCode === KeyCode.KEY_RETURN) {
console.log('It was the Return key.');
return;
}
// OR, check the key value.
if (e.key === KeyCode.VALUE_RETURN) {
console.log('It was the Return key.');
return;
}
console.log('It was any other key.');
});
// Import all constants
import * as KeyCode from 'https://deno.land/x/keycode@v3.1.0/mod.ts';
// Import individual constants
import { KEY_ENTER } from 'https://deno.land/x/keycode@v3.1.0/mod.ts';
console.assert(KeyCode.KEY_ENTER === KEY_ENTER);
List of available constants that corresponds to the browser's KeyboardEvent.code
attribute.
Example usage
window.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) {
console.log('Enter Key:', (e.code === KeyCode.CODE_RETURN));
});
List
Key Name | Constant | Value |
---|---|---|
(Undefined) | CODE_UNIDENTIFIED | "Unidentified" |
Escape | CODE_ESCAPE | "Escape" |
Dash / Minus | CODE_MINUS CODE_DASH | "Minus" |
Equals | CODE_EQUALS | "Equal" |
Backspace | CODE_BACK_SPACE | "Backspace" |
Tab | CODE_TAB | "Tab" |
Return | CODE_ENTER CODE_RETURN | "Enter" |
Shift (Left) | CODE_SHIFT_LEFT | "ShiftLeft" |
Shift (Right) | CODE_SHIFT_RIGHT | "ShiftRight" |
Control (Left) | CODE_CONTROL_LEFT | "ControlLeft" |
Control (Right) | CODE_CONTROL_RIGHT | "ControlRight" |
Alt (Left) | CODE_ALT_LEFT | "AltLeft" |
Alt (Right) | CODE_ALT_RIGHT | "AltRight" |
Pause | CODE_PAUSE | "Pause" |
Caps Lock | CODE_CAPS_LOCK | "CapsLock" |
Space | CODE_SPACE | "Space" |
Page Up | CODE_PAGE_UP | "PageUp" |
Page Down | CODE_PAGE_DOWN | "PageDown" |
End | CODE_END | "End" |
Home | CODE_HOME | "Home" |
Left | CODE_LEFT | "ArrowLeft" |
Up | CODE_UP | "ArrowUp" |
Right | CODE_RIGHT | "ArrowRight" |
Down | CODE_DOWN | "ArrowDown" |
Print Screen | CODE_PRINTSCREEN | "PrintScreen" |
Insert | CODE_INSERT | "Insert" |
Delete | CODE_DELETE | "Delete" |
0 | CODE_0 | "Digit0" |
1 | CODE_1 | "Digit1" |
2 | CODE_2 | "Digit2" |
3 | CODE_3 | "Digit3" |
4 | CODE_4 | "Digit4" |
5 | CODE_5 | "Digit5" |
6 | CODE_6 | "Digit6" |
7 | CODE_7 | "Digit7" |
8 | CODE_8 | "Digit8" |
9 | CODE_9 | "Digit9" |
A | CODE_A | "KeyA" |
B | CODE_B | "KeyB" |
C | CODE_C | "KeyC" |
D | CODE_D | "KeyD" |
E | CODE_E | "KeyE" |
F | CODE_F | "KeyF" |
G | CODE_G | "KeyG" |
H | CODE_H | "KeyH" |
I | CODE_I | "KeyI" |
J | CODE_J | "KeyJ" |
K | CODE_K | "KeyK" |
L | CODE_L | "KeyL" |
M | CODE_M | "KeyM" |
N | CODE_N | "KeyN" |
O | CODE_O | "KeyO" |
P | CODE_P | "KeyP" |
Q | CODE_Q | "KeyQ" |
R | CODE_R | "KeyR" |
S | CODE_S | "KeyS" |
T | CODE_T | "KeyT" |
U | CODE_U | "KeyU" |
V | CODE_V | "KeyV" |
W | CODE_W | "KeyW" |
X | CODE_X | "KeyX" |
Y | CODE_Y | "KeyY" |
Z | CODE_Z | "KeyZ" |
Cmd ⌘ / Window (Left) | CODE_META_LEFT | "MetaLeft" |
Cmd ⌘ / Window (Left) | CODE_OS_LEFT | "OSLeft" |
Cmd ⌘ / Window (Right) | CODE_META_RIGHT | "MetaRight" |
Cmd ⌘ / Window (Right) | CODE_OS_RIGHT | "OSRight" |
Context Menu | CODE_CONTEXT_MENU | "ContextMenu" |
Numpad 0 | CODE_NUMPAD0 | "Numpad0" |
Numpad 1 | CODE_NUMPAD1 | "Numpad1" |
Numpad 2 | CODE_NUMPAD2 | "Numpad2" |
Numpad 3 | CODE_NUMPAD3 | "Numpad3" |
Numpad 4 | CODE_NUMPAD4 | "Numpad4" |
Numpad 5 | CODE_NUMPAD5 | "Numpad5" |
Numpad 6 | CODE_NUMPAD6 | "Numpad6" |
Numpad 7 | CODE_NUMPAD7 | "Numpad7" |
Numpad 8 | CODE_NUMPAD8 | "Numpad8" |
Numpad 9 | CODE_NUMPAD9 | "Numpad9" |
Multiply | CODE_NUMPAD_MULTIPLY | "NumpadMultiply" |
Add | CODE_NUMPAD_ADD | "NumpadAdd" |
Subtract | CODE_NUMPAD_SUBTRACT | "NumpadSubtract" |
Decimal | CODE_NUMPAD_DECIMAL | "NumpadDecimal" |
Divide | CODE_NUMPAD_DIVIDE | "NumpadDivide" |
Numpad Enter | CODE_NUMPAD_ENTER | "NumpadEnter" |
F1 | CODE_F1 | "F1" |
F2 | CODE_F2 | "F2" |
F3 | CODE_F3 | "F3" |
F4 | CODE_F4 | "F4" |
F5 | CODE_F5 | "F5" |
F6 | CODE_F6 | "F6" |
F7 | CODE_F7 | "F7" |
F8 | CODE_F8 | "F8" |
F9 | CODE_F9 | "F9" |
F10 | CODE_F10 | "F10" |
F11 | CODE_F11 | "F11" |
F12 | CODE_F12 | "F12" |
F13 | CODE_F13 | "F13" |
F14 | CODE_F14 | "F14" |
F15 | CODE_F15 | "F15" |
F16 | CODE_F16 | "F16" |
F17 | CODE_F17 | "F17" |
F18 | CODE_F18 | "F18" |
F19 | CODE_F19 | "F19" |
F20 | CODE_F20 | "F20" |
F21 | CODE_F21 | "F21" |
F22 | CODE_F22 | "F22" |
F23 | CODE_F23 | "F23" |
F24 | CODE_F24 | "F24" |
Num Lock | CODE_NUM_LOCK | "NumLock" |
Scroll Lock | CODE_SCROLL_LOCK | "ScrollLock" |
Semicolon | CODE_SEMICOLON | "Semicolon" |
Comma | CODE_COMMA | "Comma" |
Period | CODE_PERIOD | "Period" |
Slash | CODE_SLASH | "Slash" |
Back Quote | CODE_BACK_QUOTE | "Backquote" |
Open Bracket | CODE_OPEN_BRACKET | "BracketLeft" |
Back Slash | CODE_BACK_SLASH | "Backslash" |
Close Bracket | CODE_CLOSE_BRACKET | "BracketRight" |
Quote | CODE_QUOTE | "Quote" |
List of available numeric constants that corresponds to the browser's KeyboardEvent.keyCode
attribute.
Example usage
window.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) {
console.log('Enter Key:', (e.keyCode === KeyCode.KEY_RETURN));
});
List
Key Name | Constant | Value |
---|---|---|
Cancel | KEY_CANCEL | 3 |
Help | KEY_HELP | 6 |
Backspace | KEY_BACK_SPACE | 8 |
Tab | KEY_TAB | 9 |
Clear | KEY_CLEAR | 12 |
Return | KEY_RETURN | 13 |
Enter (Firefox) | KEY_FIREFOX_ENTER | 14 |
Shift | KEY_SHIFT | 16 |
Control | KEY_CONTROL | 17 |
Alt | KEY_ALT | 18 |
Pause | KEY_PAUSE | 19 |
Caps Lock | KEY_CAPS_LOCK | 20 |
Escape | KEY_ESCAPE | 27 |
Space | KEY_SPACE | 32 |
Page up | KEY_PAGE_UP | 33 |
Page down | KEY_PAGE_DOWN | 34 |
End | KEY_END | 35 |
Home | KEY_HOME | 36 |
Left | KEY_LEFT | 37 |
Up | KEY_UP | 38 |
Right | KEY_RIGHT | 39 |
Down | KEY_DOWN | 40 |
Print Screen | KEY_PRINTSCREEN | 44 |
Insert | KEY_INSERT | 45 |
Delete | KEY_DELETE | 46 |
0 | KEY_0 | 48 |
1 | KEY_1 | 49 |
2 | KEY_2 | 50 |
3 | KEY_3 | 51 |
4 | KEY_4 | 52 |
5 | KEY_5 | 53 |
6 | KEY_6 | 54 |
7 | KEY_7 | 55 |
8 | KEY_8 | 56 |
9 | KEY_9 | 57 |
Semicolon (Firefox) | KEY_FIREFOX_SEMICOLON | 59 |
Equals (Firefox) | KEY_FIREFOX_EQUALS | 61 |
A | KEY_A | 65 |
B | KEY_B | 66 |
C | KEY_C | 67 |
D | KEY_D | 68 |
E | KEY_E | 69 |
F | KEY_F | 70 |
G | KEY_G | 71 |
H | KEY_H | 72 |
I | KEY_I | 73 |
J | KEY_J | 74 |
K | KEY_K | 75 |
L | KEY_L | 76 |
M | KEY_M | 77 |
N | KEY_N | 78 |
O | KEY_O | 79 |
P | KEY_P | 80 |
Q | KEY_Q | 81 |
R | KEY_R | 82 |
S | KEY_S | 83 |
T | KEY_T | 84 |
U | KEY_U | 85 |
V | KEY_V | 86 |
W | KEY_W | 87 |
X | KEY_X | 88 |
Y | KEY_Y | 89 |
Z | KEY_Z | 90 |
Left ⌘ / Window | KEY_LEFT_CMD | 91 |
Right ⌘ / Window | KEY_RIGHT_CMD | 92 |
Context Menu | KEY_CONTEXT_MENU | 93 |
Numpad 0 | KEY_NUMPAD0 | 96 |
Numpad 1 | KEY_NUMPAD1 | 97 |
Numpad 2 | KEY_NUMPAD2 | 98 |
Numpad 3 | KEY_NUMPAD3 | 99 |
Numpad 4 | KEY_NUMPAD4 | 100 |
Numpad 5 | KEY_NUMPAD5 | 101 |
Numpad 6 | KEY_NUMPAD6 | 102 |
Numpad 7 | KEY_NUMPAD7 | 103 |
Numpad 8 | KEY_NUMPAD8 | 104 |
Numpad 9 | KEY_NUMPAD9 | 105 |
Multiply | KEY_MULTIPLY | 106 |
Add | KEY_ADD | 107 |
Separator (Firefox) | KEY_FIREFOX_SEPARATOR | 108 |
Subtract | KEY_SUBTRACT | 109 |
Decimal | KEY_DECIMAL | 110 |
Divide | KEY_DIVIDE | 111 |
F1 | KEY_F1 | 112 |
F2 | KEY_F2 | 113 |
F3 | KEY_F3 | 114 |
F4 | KEY_F4 | 115 |
F5 | KEY_F5 | 116 |
F6 | KEY_F6 | 117 |
F7 | KEY_F7 | 118 |
F8 | KEY_F8 | 119 |
F9 | KEY_F9 | 120 |
F10 | KEY_F10 | 121 |
F11 | KEY_F11 | 122 |
F12 | KEY_F12 | 123 |
F13 | KEY_F13 | 124 |
F14 | KEY_F14 | 125 |
F15 | KEY_F15 | 126 |
F16 | KEY_F16 | 127 |
F17 | KEY_F17 | 128 |
F18 | KEY_F18 | 129 |
F19 | KEY_F19 | 130 |
F20 | KEY_F20 | 131 |
F21 | KEY_F21 | 132 |
F22 | KEY_F22 | 133 |
F23 | KEY_F23 | 134 |
F24 | KEY_F24 | 135 |
Num Lock | KEY_NUM_LOCK | 144 |
Scroll Lock | KEY_SCROLL_LOCK | 145 |
Semicolon | KEY_SEMICOLON | 186 |
Equals | KEY_EQUALS | 187 |
Comma | KEY_COMMA | 188 |
Dash | KEY_DASH | 189 |
Period | KEY_PERIOD | 190 |
Slash | KEY_SLASH | 191 |
Back Quote | KEY_BACK_QUOTE | 192 |
Open Bracket | KEY_OPEN_BRACKET | 219 |
Back Slash | KEY_BACK_SLASH | 220 |
Close Bracket | KEY_CLOSE_BRACKET | 221 |
Quote | KEY_QUOTE | 222 |
Meta (Firefox) | KEY_FIREFOX_META | 224 |
List of available constants that corresponds to the browser's KeyboardEvent.key
attribute.
Example usage
window.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) {
console.log('Enter Key:', (e.key === KeyCode.VALUE_RETURN));
});
List
Key Name | Constant | Value |
---|---|---|
Cancel | VALUE_CANCEL | "Cancel" |
Help | VALUE_HELP | "Help" |
Backspace | VALUE_BACK_SPACE | "Backspace" |
Tab | VALUE_TAB | "Tab" |
Clear | VALUE_CLEAR | "Clear" |
Return | VALUE_ENTER VALUE_RETURN | "Enter" |
Shift | VALUE_SHIFT | "Shift" |
Control | VALUE_CONTROL | "Control" |
Alt | VALUE_ALT | "Alt" |
Pause | VALUE_PAUSE | "Pause" |
Caps Lock | VALUE_CAPS_LOCK | "CapsLock" |
Escape | VALUE_ESCAPE | "Escape" |
Space | VALUE_SPACE | " " |
Page up | VALUE_PAGE_UP | "PageUp" |
Page down | VALUE_PAGE_DOWN | "PageDown" |
End | VALUE_END | "End" |
Home | VALUE_HOME | "Home" |
Left | VALUE_LEFT | "ArrowLeft" |
Up | VALUE_UP | "ArrowUp" |
Right | VALUE_RIGHT | "ArrowRight" |
Down | VALUE_DOWN | "ArrowDown" |
Print Screen | VALUE_PRINTSCREEN | "PrintScreen" |
Insert | VALUE_INSERT | "Insert" |
Delete | VALUE_DELETE | "Delete" |
0 | VALUE_0 | "0" |
1 | VALUE_1 | "1" |
2 | VALUE_2 | "2" |
3 | VALUE_3 | "3" |
4 | VALUE_4 | "4" |
5 | VALUE_5 | "5" |
6 | VALUE_6 | "6" |
7 | VALUE_7 | "7" |
8 | VALUE_8 | "8" |
9 | VALUE_9 | "9" |
A | VALUE_A | "a" |
B | VALUE_B | "b" |
C | VALUE_C | "c" |
D | VALUE_D | "d" |
E | VALUE_E | "e" |
F | VALUE_F | "f" |
G | VALUE_G | "g" |
H | VALUE_H | "h" |
I | VALUE_I | "i" |
J | VALUE_J | "j" |
K | VALUE_K | "k" |
L | VALUE_L | "l" |
M | VALUE_M | "m" |
N | VALUE_N | "n" |
O | VALUE_O | "o" |
P | VALUE_P | "p" |
Q | VALUE_Q | "q" |
R | VALUE_R | "r" |
S | VALUE_S | "s" |
T | VALUE_T | "t" |
U | VALUE_U | "u" |
V | VALUE_V | "v" |
W | VALUE_W | "w" |
X | VALUE_X | "x" |
Y | VALUE_Y | "y" |
Z | VALUE_Z | "z" |
Cmd ⌘ / Window | VALUE_META VALUE_LEFT_CMD VALUE_RIGHT_CMD | "Meta" |
Context Menu | VALUE_CONTEXT_MENU | "ContextMenu" |
Numpad 0 | VALUE_NUMPAD0 | "0" |
Numpad 1 | VALUE_NUMPAD1 | "1" |
Numpad 2 | VALUE_NUMPAD2 | "2" |
Numpad 3 | VALUE_NUMPAD3 | "3" |
Numpad 4 | VALUE_NUMPAD4 | "4" |
Numpad 5 | VALUE_NUMPAD5 | "5" |
Numpad 6 | VALUE_NUMPAD6 | "6" |
Numpad 7 | VALUE_NUMPAD7 | "7" |
Numpad 8 | VALUE_NUMPAD8 | "8" |
Numpad 9 | VALUE_NUMPAD9 | "9" |
Multiply | VALUE_MULTIPLY | "*" |
Add | VALUE_ADD | "+" |
Subtract | VALUE_SUBTRACT | "-" |
Decimal | VALUE_DECIMAL | "." |
Divide | VALUE_DIVIDE | "/" |
F1 | VALUE_F1 | "F1" |
F2 | VALUE_F2 | "F2" |
F3 | VALUE_F3 | "F3" |
F4 | VALUE_F4 | "F4" |
F5 | VALUE_F5 | "F5" |
F6 | VALUE_F6 | "F6" |
F7 | VALUE_F7 | "F7" |
F8 | VALUE_F8 | "F8" |
F9 | VALUE_F9 | "F9" |
F10 | VALUE_F10 | "F10" |
F11 | VALUE_F11 | "F11" |
F12 | VALUE_F12 | "F12" |
F13 | VALUE_F13 | "F13" |
F14 | VALUE_F14 | "F14" |
F15 | VALUE_F15 | "F15" |
F16 | VALUE_F16 | "F16" |
F17 | VALUE_F17 | "F17" |
F18 | VALUE_F18 | "F18" |
F19 | VALUE_F19 | "F19" |
F20 | VALUE_F20 | "F20" |
F21 | VALUE_F21 | "F21" |
F22 | VALUE_F22 | "F22" |
F23 | VALUE_F23 | "F23" |
F24 | VALUE_F24 | "F24" |
Num Lock | VALUE_NUM_LOCK | "NumLock" |
Scroll Lock | VALUE_SCROLL_LOCK | "ScrollLock" |
Semicolon | VALUE_SEMICOLON | ";" |
Equals | VALUE_EQUALS | "=" |
Comma | VALUE_COMMA | "," |
Dash | VALUE_DASH | "-" |
Period | VALUE_PERIOD | "." |
Slash | VALUE_SLASH | "/" |
Back Quote | VALUE_BACK_QUOTE | "`" |
Open Bracket | VALUE_OPEN_BRACKET | "(" |
Back Slash | VALUE_BACK_SLASH | "\" |
Close Bracket | VALUE_CLOSE_BRACKET | ")" |
Quote | VALUE_QUOTE | "'" |
All kinds of contributions are welcome. Please feel free to propose PRs, report issues and suggestions to improve.
Check the CHANGELOG for full release history.
This package is licensed under the MIT License.
v3.1.0 (2020-06-14)
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A JavaScript package with Key Code constants
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