Can javascript take keyboard input?

Question

If so, how?
I'm talking about keyboard input that isn't in a prompt like onclick or onmouseover.

Answer 1

A 'prompt' will create a pop-up with a text box for user input. Is this what you want?

Answer 2

Yep it can.
try running this simple code..
var name = prompt("Please enter your name");
variable "name" takes in the input by the user.