KeyCode Constants

A minimal JavaScript package with key code constants.

Installation

# Using npm
$ npm install keycode-js --save

# Using yarn
$ yarn add keycode-js

# Using bower
$ bower install keycode-js --save

Usage

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/[email protected]/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.');
});

Usage with Deno

// Import all constants
import * as KeyCode from 'https://deno.land/x/[email protected]/mod.ts';

// Import individual constants
import { KEY_ENTER } from 'https://deno.land/x/[email protected]/mod.ts';

console.assert(KeyCode.KEY_ENTER === KEY_ENTER);

Available Constants

1. Key event code constants

List of available constants that corresponds to the browser's KeyboardEvent.code attribute.

[Reference]

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"

2. Key code constants (numeric)

List of available numeric constants that corresponds to the browser's KeyboardEvent.keyCode attribute.

[Reference]

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

3. Key value constants

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	"'"

Contributing

All kinds of contributions are welcome. Please feel free to propose PRs, report issues and suggestions to improve.

Changelog

Check the CHANGELOG for full release history.

Maintainers

• Kabir Baidhya
• Saugat Acharya

License

This package is licensed under the MIT License.