HTML DOM onkeypress Event

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025

The DOM onkeypress event in HTML occurs when a key is pressed by the user. Order of events related to the onkeypress event:

Supported HTML tags: All HTML elements, EXCEPT:

Syntax:

<element onkeypress="myScript">

object.onkeypress = function(){myScript};

object.addEventListener("keypress", myScript);

Example: onkeypress Event using the addEventListener() method

Output:

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Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by HTML DOM onkeypress Event are listed below:

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