Equal key code — keyCode 187

Punctuation

Equal has keyCode 187 and key "=", at location 0.

This is where keyCode values part ways between browsers.

Firefox reports 61 for this key. Punctuation keyCodes differ between browsers.

code (position): Equal
key (US layout): "="
With Shift: "+"
keyCode (deprecated): 187
Hexadecimal: 0xBB
location: 0 · Standard
Types a character: Yes
Shares keyCode with: None

In code

Comparing against code keeps working when the layout changes.

window.addEventListener('keydown', e => {
  if (e.code === 'Equal') {
    // =
  }
});

code versus key

code is the physical position, the same on a Korean or French keyboard. key is what gets typed and changes — the same spot gives a, A or ㅁ. Use code to ask which spot was pressed, key to ask what was entered.

keyCode has been dropped from the standard. Write new code against code or key; the numbers here are for reading old code.

Keys of the same kind

Semicolon Comma Minus Period

How to read this

code is the position, key is the character typed. Match on code for shortcuts.
keyCode is deprecated; use it only to read old code.
Left and right Shift share a keyCode and are told apart by location.
The 1 on the number row and the 1 on the numpad are different keys — 49 and 97.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the keyCode for Equal?

187, or 0xBB in hexadecimal.

Q. How do I match Equal in code?

Compare with e.code === 'Equal'. Matching on keyCode wobbles between browsers and layouts.

Q. What is this key's location?

Q. Does this key type a character?

Yes — key is "=", and "+" with Shift held.