diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datatable/plugins/HeaderBarPlugin.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datatable/plugins/HeaderBarPlugin.java
index b69561e84..83bbdddd2 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datatable/plugins/HeaderBarPlugin.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datatable/plugins/HeaderBarPlugin.java
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ public SearchTableAction<T> setAutoSearch(boolean autoSearch) {
       }
 
       textBox.addEventListener(
-          EventType.keypress.getName(),
+          EventType.keydown.getName(),
           evt -> {
             if (ElementUtil.isEnterKey(Js.uncheckedCast(evt))) {
               search();
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datepicker/DateBox.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datepicker/DateBox.java
index 600e493c3..4b8f0167d 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datepicker/DateBox.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datepicker/DateBox.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ private void initDateBox() {
 
     getInputElement()
         .addEventListener(
-            EventType.keypress.getName(),
+            EventType.keydown.getName(),
             evt -> {
               KeyboardEvent keyboardEvent = Js.cast(evt);
               if (isEnterKey(keyboardEvent) || isSpaceKey(keyboardEvent)) {
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/forms/FieldsGrouping.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/forms/FieldsGrouping.java
index 6bccb28b2..31fa11ee9 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/forms/FieldsGrouping.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/forms/FieldsGrouping.java
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ public FieldsGrouping onKeyUp(KeyboardEventsHandler handler) {
     return this;
   }
 
+  @Deprecated
   public FieldsGrouping onKeyPress(KeyboardEventsHandler handler) {
     HTMLElement[] elements = getInputElements();
     handler.accept(KeyboardEvents.listenOnKeyPress(elements));
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/forms/NumberBox.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/forms/NumberBox.java
index a670462d1..129d79c21 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/forms/NumberBox.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/forms/NumberBox.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public NumberBox(String label) {
     setAutoValidation(true);
     enableFormatting();
 
-    getInputElement().addEventListener(EventType.keypress, this::onKeyPress);
+    getInputElement().addEventListener(EventType.keydown, this::onKeyDown);
     getInputElement().addEventListener(EventType.paste, this::onPaste);
   }
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ protected String createKeyMatch() {
     return sB.toString();
   }
 
-  protected void onKeyPress(Event event) {
+  protected void onKeyDown(Event event) {
     KeyboardEvent keyboardEvent = Js.uncheckedCast(event);
     if (!keyboardEvent.key.matches(createKeyMatch())) event.preventDefault();
   }
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/forms/ValueBox.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/forms/ValueBox.java
index 575ce933c..e1fa0da8e 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/forms/ValueBox.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/forms/ValueBox.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public ValueBox(String type, String label) {
   }
 
   protected void onEnterKey() {
-    listenOnKeyPress(getInputElement().element())
+    listenOnKeyDown(getInputElement().element())
         .onEnter(
             evt -> {
               if (DominoUIConfig.INSTANCE.isFocusNextFieldOnEnter()) {
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/keyboard/KeyboardEvents.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/keyboard/KeyboardEvents.java
index 8c018c1aa..9c678dc51 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/keyboard/KeyboardEvents.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/keyboard/KeyboardEvents.java
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ public class KeyboardEvents<T extends Node> {
   public static final String ESCAPE = "escape";
   public static final String KEYDOWN = "keydown";
   public static final String KEYUP = "keyup";
-  public static final String KEYPRESS = "keypress";
+  /**
+   * @deprecated use keydown instead.
+   * @see <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/div">Element: keypress
+   *     event </a>MDN Web Docs (div element)</a>
+   */
+  @Deprecated public static final String KEYPRESS = "keypress";
+
   public static final String ARROWDOWN = "arrowdown";
   public static final String ARROWUP = "arrowup";
   public static final String ENTER = "enter";
@@ -113,8 +119,7 @@ public KeyboardEvents(List<T> elements) {
    * @param elements the target elements
    * @param <T> the type of the element
    * @return new instance
-   * @deprecated use {@link #listenOnKeyDown(Node...)}, {@link #listenOnKeyUp(Node...)}, {@link
-   *     #listenOnKeyPress(Node...)}
+   * @deprecated use {@link #listenOnKeyDown(Node...)}, {@link #listenOnKeyUp(Node...)}
    */
   @Deprecated
   public static <T extends Node> KeyboardEvents<T> listenOn(T... elements) {
@@ -127,8 +132,7 @@ public static <T extends Node> KeyboardEvents<T> listenOn(T... elements) {
    * @param elements the target {@link IsElement}
    * @param <E> the type of the element
    * @return new instance
-   * @deprecated use {@link #listenOnKeyDown(IsElement...)}, {@link #listenOnKeyUp(IsElement...)},
-   *     {@link #listenOnKeyPress(IsElement...)}
+   * @deprecated use {@link #listenOnKeyDown(IsElement...)}, {@link #listenOnKeyUp(IsElement...)}
    */
   @Deprecated
   public static <E extends HTMLElement> KeyboardEvents<E> listenOn(IsElement<E>... elements) {
@@ -221,7 +225,11 @@ public static <T extends HTMLElement> KeyboardEvents<T> listenOnKeyUp(
    * @param elements the target element
    * @param <T> the type of the element
    * @return new instance
+   * @deprecated use keydown instead.
+   * @see <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/div">Element: keypress
+   *     event </a>MDN Web Docs (div element)</a>
    */
+  @Deprecated
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   public static <T extends Node> KeyboardEvents<T> listenOnKeyPress(T... elements) {
     return new KeyboardEvents<>(KEYPRESS, elements);
@@ -233,7 +241,11 @@ public static <T extends Node> KeyboardEvents<T> listenOnKeyPress(T... elements)
    * @param elements the target {@link IsElement}
    * @param <T> the type of the element
    * @return new instance
+   * @deprecated use keydown instead.
+   * @see <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/div">Element: keypress
+   *     event </a>MDN Web Docs (div element)</a>
    */
+  @Deprecated
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   public static <T extends HTMLElement> KeyboardEvents<T> listenOnKeyPress(
       IsElement<T>... elements) {
@@ -247,7 +259,11 @@ public static <T extends HTMLElement> KeyboardEvents<T> listenOnKeyPress(
    * @param elements the target {@link IsElement}
    * @param <T> the type of the element
    * @return new instance
+   * @deprecated use keydown instead.
+   * @see <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/div">Element: keypress
+   *     event </a>MDN Web Docs (div element)</a>
    */
+  @Deprecated
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   public static <T extends HTMLElement> KeyboardEvents<T> listenOnKeyPress(
       List<IsElement<T>> elements) {
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/modals/ModalBackDrop.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/modals/ModalBackDrop.java
index 2a2e3084d..1f161e0ca 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/modals/ModalBackDrop.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/modals/ModalBackDrop.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ private ModalBackDrop() {
               }
             })
         .addEventListener(
-            EventType.keypress,
+            EventType.keydown,
             event -> {
               if (element.isEqualNode(Js.uncheckedCast(event.target))) {
                 closeCurrentOpen();
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/search/Search.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/search/Search.java
index 1c98eb48d..d7b4de1b3 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/search/Search.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/search/Search.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public void run() {
     }
 
     searchInput.addEventListener(
-        EventType.keypress.getName(),
+        EventType.keydown.getName(),
         evt -> {
           if (ElementUtil.isEnterKey(Js.uncheckedCast(evt))) {
             searchHandler.onSearch(searchInput.value);
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/search/SearchBox.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/search/SearchBox.java
index fd776f468..69bd0527e 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/search/SearchBox.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/search/SearchBox.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public SearchBox setAutoSearch(boolean autoSearch) {
     }
 
     textBox.addEventListener(
-        EventType.keypress.getName(),
+        EventType.keydown.getName(),
         evt -> {
           if (ElementUtil.isEnterKey(Js.uncheckedCast(evt))) {
             doSearch();
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/utils/DelayedTextInput.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/utils/DelayedTextInput.java
index dbe5f5a27..673a4be47 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/utils/DelayedTextInput.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/utils/DelayedTextInput.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public void run() {
         });
 
     inputElement.addEventListener(
-        EventType.keypress.getName(),
+        EventType.keydown.getName(),
         evt -> {
           if (ElementUtil.isEnterKey(Js.uncheckedCast(evt))) {
             DelayedTextInput.this.onEnterAction.doAction();
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/utils/ElementUtil.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/utils/ElementUtil.java
index 1caf1446c..d2abf438f 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/utils/ElementUtil.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/utils/ElementUtil.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public static boolean isEscapeKey(KeyboardEvent keyboardEvent) {
    * will be called only once, if the element is appended more than once a new callback should be
    * registered.
    *
-   * @param element the {@link HTMLElement} which is going to be added to the body
+   * @param element the {@link HTMLElementvirt} which is going to be added to the body
    * @param callback {@link ObserverCallback}
    * @return an Optional {@link ElementObserver}
    */
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public static <T extends HasInputElement> T numbersOnly(T hasInputElement) {
     hasInputElement
         .getInputElement()
         .addEventListener(
-            "keypress",
+            "keydown",
             evt -> {
               KeyboardEvent keyboardEvent = Js.uncheckedCast(evt);
               if (!(isMinusKey(keyboardEvent.key) || keyboardEvent.key.matches("^\\d+$"))) {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public static <T extends HasInputElement> T decimalOnly(T hasInputElement) {
     hasInputElement
         .getInputElement()
         .addEventListener(
-            "keypress",
+            "keydown",
             evt -> {
               KeyboardEvent keyboardEvent = Js.uncheckedCast(evt);
               String key = keyboardEvent.key;