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  <title>onkeydown — Escape shortcut</title>

  <style>body{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;margin:0;padding:1.5rem;background:#f8fafc;color:#334155;line-height:1.7}h1{margin:0 0 .75rem;font-size:1.25rem;color:#0f172a}label{display:block;font-size:.8125rem;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:.35rem}input{display:block;width:100%;max-width:280px;padding:.5rem .75rem;border:1px solid #cbd5e1;border-radius:8px;font-size:.875rem}.hint{margin-top:.5rem;font-size:.8125rem;color:#64748b}.status{margin-top:.75rem;padding:.75rem 1rem;background:#fef3c7;border:1px solid #fde68a;border-radius:8px;font-size:.8125rem;max-width:420px}</style>

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  <h1>Escape clears search</h1>

  <p>Type something, then press Escape to clear the field.</p>

  <label for=search>Search</label>

  <input type=search id=search placeholder=Search…>

  <p class=hint>Tip: Press Escape while focused here.</p>

  <div class=status id=status>Field ready.</div>



  <script>var search=document.getElementById("search"),status=document.getElementById("status");search.addEventListener("keydown",(function(e){"Escape"===e.key&&(search.value="",search.blur(),status.textContent="Escape pressed — field cleared.")}))</script>

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HTML onkeydown Attribute — Escape to clear