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Asked: 2026-05-22T18:37:04+00:00

jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { $(‘body’).keypress(function (e) { alert(e.which); }); }); This will pop up an

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jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
    $('body').keypress(function (e) {
        alert(e.which);
    });
});

This will pop up an alert when a key is pressed in Chrome but not in Firefox. However, if I create a text field and focus it, then press a key, an alert will pop up in Firefox. (Even though $(‘body’) is still the jQuery object.)

How can I get the event to fire in Firefox even when a textfield is not focused? Is there a workaround? I will be firing an event when the Enter key is pressed anywhere on the page.

Thanks guys

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  1. Editorial Team

    If you have no elements on the page, the browser might assume that the <body> element (or any of its descendants) doesn’t have focus. Try binding your event to the document:

    jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
    $(document).keypress(function (e) {
        alert(e.which);
    });
});
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