So I want to create a basic RPG (with extremely bad graphics) and the following code for detecting the up arrow key doesn’t work… Any suggestions? (note that I’m a n00bie)

document.onkeydown = event => {
    ctx.fillStyle = "red";

    if (event.key == (keyCode == '38')) {
        height -= 25;
        ctx.clear();
        ctx.fillRect(width, height, 25, 50);
    }

I’m gonna send the fiddle here:
https://jsfiddle.net/xedra6bn/
As you can see I haven’t done the other arrow keys so don’t try them as a test.

>Solution :

Okay, so you have not created a Clear function, and your console is showing an error, and your if statement should be a little bit different. So:

document.onkeydown = event => {
    ctx.fillStyle = "red";

    if (event.keyCode == '38')//change your if statemment like this {
        height -= 25;
        ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
        ctx.fillRect(width, height, 25, 50);
    }