KeyboardEvent Value (keyCodes, metaKey, etc)

When a KeyboardEvent fires, you can test which key was pressed because that event contains information you can write logic against.

document.addEventListener("keydown", function(event) {
  console.log(event.which);
})

For example, by pressing a, you’ll get 65. Apparently it’s best to …

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