How to move an element to left, right, up and down using arrow keys – jQuery?
How to move an element to left, right, up and down using arrow keys – jQuery?
Use the jQuery keydown() method in combination with the animate() method to move an element such as <div> in left, right, up and down direction through pressing the corresponding arrow keys on the keyboard.
Let see an example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>jQuery Move DIV Element with Arrow Keys</title>
<style type="text/css">
.box
{
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
position: relative;
margin: 200px auto 0;
background: yellowgreen;
}
</style>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).keydown(function(e)
{
switch (e.which)
{
case 37: //left arrow key
$(".box").finish().animate(
{
left: "-=50"
});
break;
case 38: //up arrow key
$(".box").finish().animate(
{
top: "-=50"
});
break;
case 39: //right arrow key
$(".box").finish().animate(
{
left: "+=50"
});
break;
case 40: //bottom arrow key
$(".box").finish().animate(
{
top: "+=50"
});
break;
}
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> Click inside the viewport and press the arrow keys to move the box.</p>
<div class="box"></div>
</body>
</html>
