# Key press

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-press/304551>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 9, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-press/304551 "2010-02-09T21:44:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Laptopbuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Laptopbuster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Laptopbuster)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-press/304551/1 "2010-02-09T21:44:40Z")

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I know there is coding that you can do it make something happen when you press things like up, down, space ect. But what coding do I use so that something can happen when I press a key such as ‘A’ or ‘1’ or ‘#’