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By: Varadharaj V

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 Here is the following list of Keycodes that supports different browsers based on the version . Also jQuery works based on three key event handlers. here is it.
  • event.keyCode
  • event.which
  • event.charCode.

Better get the list of supported keys and its combinations,

Key ASCII Mozilla keycodes IE keycodes Opera keycodes pseudo ASCII codes exceptions
Alphabetic keysA to Z 97/65 to 122/90 ASCII code of uppercase version of the letter65 to 90
Space 32 32 32 32 32
Enter 13 13 13 13 13
Tab 9 9 9 9 9
Esc 27 27 27 27 27
Backspace 8 8 8 8 8
Modifier Keys
Key ASCII Mozilla keycodes IE keycodes Opera keycodes pseudo ASCII codes exceptions
Shift – 16 16 16 16 Linux Opera < 9.0: 0
Control – 17 17 17 17 Linux Opera < 9.0: 0Mac Opera: 0
Alt – 18 18 18 18 Linux Opera < 9.0: 0
Caps Lock – 20 20 20 20 Linux Opera: 0
Num Lock – 144 144 144 144 Linux Opera < 9.50: 0Win Opera < 9.00: 0
Keyboard Number Keys
Key ASCII Mozilla keycodes IE keycodes Opera keycodes pseudo ASCII codes exceptions
1 ! 49/33 49 49 49 49/33 Mac Gecko < 1.8: 49/0
2 @ 50/64 50 50 50 50/64 Mac Gecko < 1.9: 50/0
3 # 51/35 51 51 51 51/35 Mac Gecko < 1.9: 51/0
4 $ 52/36 52 52 52 52/36 Mac Gecko < 1.9: 52/0
5 % 53/37 53 53 53 53/37 Mac Gecko < 1.9: 53/0
6 ^ 54/94 54 54 54 54/94 Mac Gecko < 1.9: 54/0
7 & 55/38 55 55 55 55/38 Mac Gecko < 1.9: 55/0
8 * 56/42 56 56 56 56/42 Mac Gecko < 1.9: 56/0
9 ( 57/40 57 57 57 57/40 Mac Gecko < 1.9: 57/0
0 ) 48/41 48 48 48 48/41 Mac Gecko < 1.9: 48/0
Symbol Keys
Key ASCII Mozilla keycodes IE keycodes Opera keycodes pseudo ASCII codes exceptions
; : 59/58 59 186 59 59/58 Mac Gecko: 59/0
= + 61/43 61 187 61 61/43 Mac Gecko ≥ 1.9: 61/107Mac Gecko < 1.9: 61/0
, < 44/60 188 188 44 44/60 Mac Gecko: 188/0
– _ 45/95 109 189 45 45/95 Mac Gecko ≥ 1.9: 109/0Mac Gecko < 1.9: 0
. > 46/62 190 190 46 46/62 Mac Gecko: 190/0
/ ? 47/63 191 191 47 47/63 Mac Gecko: 191/0
` ~ 96/126 192 192 96 96/126 Mac Gecko: 192/0
[ { 91/123 219 219 91 91/123
\ | 92/124 220 220 92 92/124 Mac Gecko: 220/0
] } 93/125 221 221 93 93/125
‘ “ 39/34 222 222 39 39/34
Arrow Keys
Key ASCII Mozilla keycodes IE keycodes Opera keycodes pseudo ASCII codes exceptions
left-arrow – 37 37 37 37
up-arrow – 38 38 38 38
right-arrow – 39 39 39 39
down-arrow – 40 40 40 40
Special Keys
Key ASCII Mozilla keycodes IE keycodes Opera keycodes pseudo ASCII codes exceptions
Insert – 45 45 45 45 Konqueror: 0Opera < 9.0: 0
Delete – 46 46 46 46 Konqueror: 127Opera < 9.0: 0
Home – 36 36 36 36 Opera < 9.0: 0
End – 35 35 35 35 Opera < 9.0: 0
Page Up – 33 33 33 33
Page Down – 34 34 34 34
Function KeysF1 to F12 – 112 to 123 112 to 123 112 to 123 112 to 123
Keypad KeysIf Num Lock is on, unshifted/shifted values are returned as shown below.
If Num Lock is off,
Linux browsers reverse the shifted/unshifted values,
while Windows browsers always return the shifted value.
None of my Macintoshs have a keypad, so I don’t know what they do.
Key ASCII Mozilla keycodes IE keycodes Opera keycodes pseudo ASCII codes exceptions
. Del 46/- 110/46 110/46 78/46 78/46 Opera < 9.0: 78/0Linux Opera 11.5: 190/46
0 Ins 48/- 96/45 96/45 48/45 48/45 Opera < 9.0: 48/0
1 End 49/- 97/35 97/35 49/35 49/35 Opera < 9.0: 49/0
2 down-arrow 50/- 98/40 98/40 50/40 50/40
3 Pg Dn 51/- 99/34 99/34 51/34 51/34
4 left-arrow 52/- 100/37 100/37 52/37 52/37
5 53/- 101/12 101/12 53/12 53/12 Linux Opera: 53/0
6 right-arrow 54/- 102/39 102/39 54/39 54/39
7 Home 55/- 103/36 103/36 55/36 55/36 Opera < 9.0: 55/0
8 up-arrow 56/- 104/38 104/38 56/38 56/38
9 Pg Up 57/- 105/33 105/33 57/33 57/33
+ 43 107 107 43 43 Linux Opera 11.5: 61
– 45 109 109 45 45 Linux Opera 11.5: 109
* 42 106 106 42 42 Linux Opera 11.5: 56
/ 47 111 111 47 47 Linux Opera 11.5: 191
Keypad Enter 13 13 13 13 13
Branded Keys
Key ASCII Mozilla keycodes IE keycodes Opera keycodes pseudo ASCII codes exceptions
Left Apple Command – 224 ? 17 ? WebKit ≥ 525: 91
Right Apple Command – 224 ? 17 ? WebKit ≥ 525: 93
Left Windows Start – 91 91 219 0 Linux Gecko: 0
Right Windows Start – 92 92 220 0 Linux Gecko: 0
Windows Menu – 93 93 0 0

You can also use jQuery Hotkey plugin for better implementation.   Click Here.

 

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About Varadharaj V

The founder of Kvcodes, Varadharaj V is an ERP Analyst and a Web developer specializing in WordPress(WP), WP Theme development, WP Plugin development, Frontaccounting(FA), Sales, Purchases, Inventory, Ledgers, Payroll & HRM, CRM, FA Core Customization, PHP and Data Analyst. Database Management Advance Level

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