# event.code property

The `event.code` property allows you to find out the code of a pressed key when entering text.

## Syntax

`event.code;`

## Example

Let's output the code of a pressed key to the console:

`<input id="elem">` `let elem = document.querySelector('#elem'); elem.addEventListener('keydown', function(event) { console.log(event.code); });`

## See also

- the `event.key` property
  that obtains an entered character

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