Escape Eventlistener doesn't work, but when I type Enter it does?

Question

My "Escape" event listener doesn't work, but if I type "Enter" instead of "Escape" it works with "Enter".

This is my code:

addEventListener("keypress", function (event) {
  if (event.key === "Escape") {
    spanClick();
  }
});

Answer 1

The problem is that the keypress event does not detect the "Escape" key. keypress events are generally only used for character keys and not special keys. Please use the keydown or keyup event instead.