HTML DOM onkeypress Event

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The DOM onkeypress event in HTML occurs when a key is pressed by the user. Order of events related to the onkeypress event:

Supported HTML tags: All HTML elements, EXCEPT:

<base>
<bdo>
<br>
<head>
<html>
<iframe>
<meta>
<param>
<script>
<style>
<title>

Syntax:

In HTML:

<element onkeypress="myScript">

In JavaScript:

object.onkeypress = function(){myScript};

In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

object.addEventListener("keypress", myScript);

Example: onkeypress Event using the addEventListener() method

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        DOM onkeypress event
    </title>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1 style="color:green">
        GeekforGeeks
    </h1>
    <p>
        Press any key inside
        the input field.
      </p>
    <input type="text" id="inputField"
           style="background-color:green">
 
    <script>
        document.getElementById(
            "inputField").addEventListener("keypress", GFGFun);
        function GFGFun() {
            document.getElementById(
                "inputField").style.backgroundColor =
                "yellow";
        }
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>

Output:

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by HTML DOM onkeypress Event are listed below:

Google Chrome
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Apple Safari
Opera

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