p5.js Events Complete Reference Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report The p5.js events used to provide a dynamic interface to a webpage. These events are hooked to elements in the Document Object Model(DOM). Keyboard Description keyIsPressedIt is true if any key is pressed and false if no keys are pressed. keyIt always contains the value of the key which is recently pressed. keyCodeIt always contains the key code of the key that is recently pressed. keyPressed()It is invoked whenever a key is pressed. keyReleased()It is invoked whenever a key is called every time when a key is pressed. keyTyped()It is invoked every time when a key is pressed, except for action keys. keyIsDown()It checks the key's current status that key is down. Mouse Description mouseMoved()It is called every time the mouse moves. mouseDragged()It is used to check the mouse drags. mousePressed()It works when mouse clicked on the document. mouseReleased()It works when mouse button released. mouseClicked()It works when mouse button pressed and released. doubleClicked()It is invoked whenever a mouse causes a dblclick event. mouseWheel()It is invoked whenever a mouse causes a vertical mouse wheel event. Touch Description touchStarted()It is called once after every time a touch is registered. touchEnded()It is called when a touch ends. Comment More info K kartik Follow Improve Article Tags : JavaScript Web Technologies JavaScript-p5.js p5.js-Events Explore JavaScript BasicsIntroduction to JavaScript4 min readVariables and Datatypes in JavaScript6 min readJavaScript Operators5 min readControl Statements in JavaScript4 min readArray & StringJavaScript Arrays7 min readJavaScript Array Methods7 min readJavaScript Strings6 min readJavaScript String Methods9 min readFunction & ObjectFunctions in JavaScript5 min readJavaScript Function Expression3 min readFunction Overloading in JavaScript4 min readObjects in Javascript4 min readJavaScript Object Constructors4 min readOOPObject Oriented Programming in JavaScript3 min readClasses and Objects in JavaScript4 min readWhat Are Access Modifiers In JavaScript ?5 min readJavaScript Constructor Method7 min readAsynchronous JavaScriptAsynchronous JavaScript2 min readJavaScript Callbacks4 min readJavaScript Promise4 min readEvent Loop in JavaScript4 min readAsync and Await in JavaScript2 min readException HandlingJavascript Error and Exceptional Handling6 min readJavaScript Errors Throw and Try to Catch2 min readHow to create custom errors in JavaScript ?2 min readJavaScript TypeError - Invalid Array.prototype.sort argument1 min readDOMHTML DOM (Document Object Model)9 min readHow to select DOM Elements in JavaScript ?3 min readJavaScript Custom Events4 min readJavaScript addEventListener() with Examples9 min readAdvanced TopicsClosure in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Hoisting6 min readJavascript Scope3 min readJavaScript Higher Order Functions7 min readDebugging in JavaScript4 min read Like