–

189

dash

event.keyCode

189

event.key

–

event.code

Minus

Unicode

–

Code Examples

Copy and paste these examples to detect the – key in your JavaScript code

Recommended modern approach

// Modern approach (recommended)
document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
  if (e.key === '–') {
    console.log('– key pressed!');
    // Your code here
  }
});

Related Keys

Other keys commonly used together or in similar contexts

Enter

Submit

Escape

Cancel

Space

Common key