---
title: "Count number of keypresses via jQuery"
description: "Count number of keypresses via jQuery"
author: "Ethan Karla"
published: 2021-07-29
updated: 2023-06-12
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156681/count-number-of-keypresses-via-jquery
category: "jquery"
tags: ["jquery"]
reading_time: 2 minutes
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# Count number of keypresses via jQuery
How to [count](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/157774/selecting-count-with-distinct) number of keypresses via jQuery?
## Replies
### Reply by Aryan Kumar
Sure, here is how to count the number of keypresses via jQuery:
Code snippet
```plaintext
function countKeyPresses(element) {
// Create a variable to store the number of keypresses.
var keypressCount = 0;
// Bind the keypress event to the element.
element.on("keypress", function() {
// Increment the number of keypresses.
keypressCount++;
// Update the text of the element with the number of keypresses.
$(this).text(keypressCount);
});
}
```
Here is an example of how to use the `countKeyPresses` function:
Code snippet
```plaintext
var input = $("#input");
countKeyPresses(input);
```
This will bind the `keypress` event to the `input` element and will increment the number of keypresses each time a key is pressed. The number of keypresses will be displayed in the `input` element.
Here is a complete code example:
Code snippet
```plaintext
Count Keypresses
```
This code will create a text input element and will bind the `keypress` event to it. The number of keypresses will be displayed in the text input element.
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