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fireEvent.keyDown

fireEvent.keyDown dispatches a keydown event on a DOM element. Pass keyboard details such as key and code; focus the element first when the test should reflect normal keyboard behavior.

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fireEvent.keyDown(node, eventProperties)

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  • fireEvent
  • fireEvent.keyPress
  • fireEvent.keyUp
  • createEvent[eventName]
  • user-event

Source: Firing Events | Testing Library. Checked 2026-11-03.