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Online Keyboard Tester

Check every key on your keyboard for dead or stuck keys.

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0 keys tested — green means it registered, blue means it is held down now.

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Key presses are read from the page and never recorded or sent anywhere. A few shortcuts — the Windows key, Command-Tab and some hardware function keys — are taken by the operating system before the browser sees them, so those cannot be tested here.

What does Keyboard Tester do?

Press each key and watch it light up on an on-screen keyboard. Keys you have pressed stay highlighted, so a dead key is obvious at a glance. It also reports the key code, the character produced and how long each key was held, which is what you need when diagnosing a stuck or chattering switch.

How to Use Keyboard Tester

  1. 1
    Click the keyboard areaThis gives the page keyboard focus.
  2. 2
    Press every key in turnEach one lights up and stays marked as tested.
  3. 3
    Look for gapsAny key still unlit after you pressed it is not registering.

Key Features

  • Full keyboard layout with modifiers, function row, arrows and numpad
  • Pressed keys stay highlighted so untested keys are obvious
  • Live key code, character and event details for the last key
  • Hold duration in milliseconds, useful for diagnosing chatter
  • Simultaneous key display, which shows how many keys register at once
  • Reset button to start a fresh sweep of the board

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do some keys not show up?

A few combinations are captured by the operating system before the browser sees them, including the Windows key, Command-Tab and some function keys with hardware bindings. Everything else should register.

How do I test key rollover?

Hold several keys down at once and watch how many stay highlighted. Cheap membrane keyboards typically stop at two or three simultaneous keys, while a keyboard with N-key rollover registers every key you can physically hold.

My key repeats on its own — what does that mean?

That is switch chatter: a worn or dirty switch bouncing so the controller reads two presses. The hold-duration readout makes it visible as repeated events a few milliseconds apart. Cleaning the switch sometimes fixes it, otherwise it needs replacing.

Does this work for a laptop keyboard?

Yes, exactly the same way. The on-screen layout is a full-size one, so a laptop without a numpad simply leaves that block untested, which is expected rather than a fault.

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