Can javascript tell the difference between left and right shift key?

Question

Mostly this is a sanity check. The key code for both shift keys is 16. Does that mean it is actually impossible to distinguish a left and right shift events in a browser?

Answer 1

The easiest way to do it

$(document).ready(function(){
  $("html").keydown(function(e) {

      if (e.shiftKey) {
         if (event.location == 1) console.log('left shift');
         if (event.location == 2) console.log('right shift');
      }

  });
});

Note: You have to click the inside white space when you run code snippet to activate keyboard keys. This is tested in Chrome and Safari.