<

event.keyCode

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event.key

<

event.code

Backquote

Unicode

n/a

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 === '&lt;') {
    console.log('&lt; key pressed!');
    // Your code here
  }
});

Related Keys

Other keys commonly used together or in similar contexts

Enter

Submit

Escape

Cancel

Space

Common key

&lt;

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