diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 4ad279d2..d9564f26 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     <br />
 
     <div>
-      <label>Input:</label><input />
+      <label>hello:</label><input />
+      <button type="submit" id="subButton">submit</button>
     </div>
 
     <br />
diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index 17452e23..7937d706 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
-// using this file is optional
-// you can also load the code snippets in using your browser's console
+// messing around with adding event listeners and displaying variables after
+input.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
+    var info = '';
+    info = info + e.key;
+    if (e.key === 'enter') {
+      console.log(info);
+    }
+});