How do I capture a key press (or keydown) event on a div element?
(1) Set the tabindex attribute: <div id=”mydiv” tabindex=”0″ /> (2) Bind to keydown: $(‘#mydiv’).on(‘keydown’, function(event) { //console.log(event.keyCode); switch(event.keyCode){ //….your actions for the keys ….. } }); To set the focus on start: $(function() { $(‘#mydiv’).focus(); }); To remove – if you don’t like it – the div focus border, set outline: none in the CSS. … Read more