|

172

home key

event.keyCode

172

event.key

|

event.code

n/a

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

Related Keys

Other keys commonly used together or in similar contexts

Enter

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Escape

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Space

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