diff --git a/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.js b/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.js
index 0d228b94c9..7c89697eb1 100644
--- a/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.js
+++ b/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.js
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ export class Dropdown extends Component {
             clearTimeout(this.searchTimeout);
         }
 
-        const char = String.fromCharCode(event.keyCode);
+        const char = event.key;
         this.previousSearchChar = this.currentSearchChar;
         this.currentSearchChar = char;