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event.key

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The physical key pressed. Use this!

event.code

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The physical location on keyboard. Always the same regardless of layout.

event.which

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Deprecated. Avoid using.

event.keyCode

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Deprecated. Avoid using.

Event Listener Snippet

window.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
  if (e.key === 'a') {
    // do something
  }
});

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