keyCode on android is always 229

Question

On my Samsung Galaxy tab 4 (Android 4.4.2, Chrome: 49.0.2623.105) I ran into a situation where the keyCode is always 229.

I\'ve setup a simple test for two situatio

Answer 1

I had the same issue and could not find any solutions.

event.target.value.charAt(event.target.selectionStart - 1).charCodeAt()