# Keyboard events

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-events/233871>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 27, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-events/233871 "2007-07-27T16:51:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![GrndMasterFlash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@GrndMasterFlash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GrndMasterFlash)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-events/233871/1 "2007-07-27T16:51:08Z")

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when you do a

function press1(event:KeyboardEvent) {

how do you specify what key to hit?