diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
index 579dda3a0..df6a00b43 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ $(function() {
   if ($("#c-posts").length && $("#a-show").length && $("#image").length) {
     if ($("#note-locked-notice").length == 0) {
       $("#translate").bind("click", Danbooru.Note.TranslationMode.toggle);
-      $(document).bind("keydown", "n", Danbooru.Note.TranslationMode.toggle);
+      $(document).bind("keypress", "n", Danbooru.Note.TranslationMode.toggle);
     }
     Danbooru.Note.load_all();
     $("#image").click(Danbooru.Note.Box.toggle_all);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/paginator.js b/app/assets/javascripts/paginator.js
index 202ce86ed..1936f355e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/paginator.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/paginator.js
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 
 $(function() {
   if ($(".paginator").length && (Danbooru.meta("enable-js-navigation") === "true")) {
-    $(document).bind("keydown", "d", Danbooru.Paginator.next_page);
-    $(document).bind("keydown", "a", Danbooru.Paginator.prev_page);
+    $(document).bind("keypress", "d", Danbooru.Paginator.next_page);
+    $(document).bind("keypress", "a", Danbooru.Paginator.prev_page);
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/post_popular.js b/app/assets/javascripts/post_popular.js
index 013bc2680..d63db7c4a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/post_popular.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/post_popular.js
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
   Danbooru.PostPopular.initialize_all = function() {
     if ($("#c-explore-posts").length) {
       if (Danbooru.meta("enable-js-navigation") === "true") {
-        $(document).bind("keydown", "a", function(e) {
+        $(document).bind("keypress", "a", function(e) {
           Danbooru.PostPopular.nav_prev();
           e.preventDefault();
         });
 
-        $(document).bind("keydown", "d", function(e) {
+        $(document).bind("keypress", "d", function(e) {
           Danbooru.PostPopular.nav_next();
           e.preventDefault();
         });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
index 78494fc85..546e66b7b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
@@ -135,23 +135,23 @@
 
   Danbooru.Post.initialize_shortcuts = function() {
     if ($("#a-show").length) {
-      $(document).bind("keydown", "e", function(e) {
+      $(document).bind("keypress", "e", function(e) {
         $("#post-edit-link").trigger("click");
         $("#post_tag_string").focus();
         e.preventDefault();
       });
 
-      $(document).bind("keydown", "a", function(e) {
+      $(document).bind("keypress", "a", function(e) {
         Danbooru.Post.nav_prev();
         e.preventDefault();
       });
 
-      $(document).bind("keydown", "d", function(e) {
+      $(document).bind("keypress", "d", function(e) {
         Danbooru.Post.nav_next();
         e.preventDefault();
       });
 
-      $(document).bind("keydown", "f", function(e) {
+      $(document).bind("keypress", "f", function(e) {
         $("#add-to-favorites:visible").trigger("click");
         e.preventDefault();
       });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/shortcuts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/shortcuts.js
index 6349aaf51..7b239778e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/shortcuts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/shortcuts.js
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
   Danbooru.Shortcuts = {};
 
   Danbooru.Shortcuts.initialize = function() {
-    $(document).bind("keydown", "s", function(e) {
+    $(document).bind("keypress", "s", function(e) {
       Danbooru.Shortcuts.nav_scroll_down();
     });
 
-    $(document).bind("keydown", "w", function(e) {
+    $(document).bind("keypress", "w", function(e) {
       Danbooru.Shortcuts.nav_scroll_up();
     });
 
-    $(document).bind("keydown", "q", function(e) {
+    $(document).bind("keypress", "q", function(e) {
       $("#tags, #search_name, #search_name_matches, #query").trigger("focus").selectEnd();
       e.preventDefault();
     });