The onKeyPress event handler is fired when a key is pressed within the text area.
<html> <head> <script language="JavaScript1.2"> <!-- function showDialog(type){ alert("An onKey" + type + " event just occurred"); } --> </script> </head> <body> <form name="myForm"> <textarea name="myTextArea" rows=2 cols=50 onKeyDown='showDialog("Down")' onKeyPress='showDialog("Press")'> Here is some text in my text area. </textarea> </form> </body> </html>
