svelte/documentation/tutorial/16-special-elements/04-svelte-window/text.md

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title: <svelte:window>
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Just as you can add event listeners to any DOM element, you can add event listeners to the `window` object with `<svelte:window>`.

On line 11, add the `keydown` listener:

```svelte
<svelte:window on:keydown={handleKeydown} />
```

> As with DOM elements, you can add [event modifiers](/tutorial/event-modifiers) like `preventDefault`.