Enter something inside the input box and see the result.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Executing a Function on Keydown Event in jQuery</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script> <style> p{//from www. ja v a2s .co m padding: 10px; background: lightgreen; display: none; } div{ margin: 20px 0; } </style> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ var i = 0; $('input[type="text"]').keydown(function(){ $("span").text(i += 1); $("p").show().fadeOut(); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <input type="text"> <div>Keydown: <span>0</span></div> <p>Keydown is triggered.</p> </body> </html>