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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>keypress vs keydown</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; max-width: 420px; }
    label { display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; font-weight: 600; }
    input { width: 100%; padding: 10px 12px; border: 2px solid #cbd5e1; border-radius: 6px; font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 16px; }
    .row { font-family: monospace; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 8px; color: #334155; }
    #hint { color: #64748b; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 10px; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <label for="target">Compare codes</label>
  <input type="text" id="target" placeholder="Try lowercase a, uppercase A, arrows">
  <div class="row" id="press">keypress which: —</div>
  <div class="row" id="down">keydown which: —</div>
  <p id="hint">Lowercase "a" → keypress 97, keydown 65. Arrows only update keydown.</p>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    $("#target").on("keypress", function(event) {
      $("#press").text("keypress which: " + event.which);
    }).on("keydown", function(event) {
      $("#down").text("keydown which: " + event.which);
    });
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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jQuery keypress vs keydown — character code comparison (Try It)