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KeyboardEvent.key

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DOM

A `KeyboardEvent` property whose value is a string identifying the key that was pressed. Covers character keys, non-character keys (e.g. arrow keys), and dead keys.

Further reading:

  1. Can I use page for: KeyboardEvent.key
  2. MDN Web Docs - key
  3. Chrome tracking bug
  4. WebKit feature request bug
  5. Spec listing all key string values
  6. Edge bug report
  7. shim-keyboard-event-key: shim for non-standard key identifiers for IE & Edge