# JavaScript keyboard input [Back to Scene, instances, cameras, and input](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/scripting/javascript/scene-instances-cameras-and-input.md). Use these calls inside a JavaScript lifecycle callback. ```javascript if (rustic.key("KeyW").held) { rustic.log("debug", "forward key is held"); } ``` The editor's embedded Play viewport currently forwards held WASD, arrow, and Shift keys. Use `rustic.key(name).held` with `KeyW`, `KeyA`, `KeyS`, `KeyD`, `ArrowUp`, `ArrowDown`, `ArrowLeft`, `ArrowRight`, `ShiftLeft`, or `ShiftRight`. The API exposes `pressed`, `released`, `key_events()`, `any_key_pressed()`, and named `input()` actions, but those values are not populated by the current Play bridge. Other key names and separate runtime windows do not forward input yet. For focus and setup steps, see the [Lua input guide](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/scripting/lua/input.md); the input transport and limitations are the same for JavaScript.