Dead
192
Backtick / grave accent / ñ / æ / ö / § / ±
event.keyCode
192
event.key
Dead
event.code
IntlBackslash
Unicode
n/a
Code Examples
Copy and paste these examples to detect the Dead key in your JavaScript code
Recommended modern approach
// Modern approach (recommended)
document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
if (e.key === 'Dead') {
console.log('Dead key pressed!');
// Your code here
}
});Related Keys
Other keys commonly used together or in similar contexts