JavaScript Generate Random Password with Special Characters

This code uses JavaScript to generate a random password with special characters. You can customize the password by including uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Additionally, you can specify the password length. A button is provided to generate the password and another to copy it to the clipboard. This tool helps create strong, secure passwords easily.

You can use this code on personal websites to generate secure user passwords. It ensures strong, customizable passwords, enhancing security. Additionally, it provides a convenient way for users to copy passwords to their clipboard.

How to Generate Random Password With Special Characters Using JavaScript

1. First, load the Font Awesome CSS by adding the following CDN link into the head tag of your HTML document.

<link rel='stylesheet' href='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.10.2/css/all.min.css'>

2. After that, include the following HTML code in your project. This code creates the structure for the password generator interface.

<!-- INSERT HTML HERE -->
<div class="container">
	<h2>Password Generator</h2>
	<div class="result-container">
		<span id="result"></span>
		<button class="btn" id="clipboard">
			<i class="far fa-clipboard"></i>
		</button>
	</div>
	<div class="settings">
		<div class="setting">
			<label>Password length</label>
			<input type="number" id="length" min='4' max='20' value='20' />
		</div>
		<div class="setting">
			<label>Include uppercase letters</label> 
			<input type="checkbox" id="uppercase" checked />
		</div>
		<div class="setting">
			<label>Include lowercase letters</label> 
			<input type="checkbox" id="lowercase" checked />
		</div>
		<div class="setting">
			<label>Include numbers</label> 
			<input type="checkbox" id="numbers" checked />
		</div>
		<div class="setting">
			<label>Include symbols</label> 
			<input type="checkbox" id="symbols" checked />
		</div>
	</div>
	<button class="btn btn-large" id="generate">
		Generate password
	</button>
</div>


<!-- SOCIAL PANEL HTML -->
<div class="social-panel-container">
	<div class="social-panel">
		<p>Created with <i class="fa fa-heart"></i> by
			<a target="_blank" href="https://florin-pop.com">Florin Pop</a></p>
		<button class="close-btn"><i class="fas fa-times"></i></button>
		<h4>Get in touch on</h4>
		<ul>
			<li>
				<a href="https://www.patreon.com/florinpop17" target="_blank">
					<i class="fab fa-discord"></i>
				</a>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a href="https://twitter.com/florinpop1705" target="_blank">
					<i class="fab fa-twitter"></i>
				</a>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a href="https://linkedin.com/in/florinpop17" target="_blank">
					<i class="fab fa-linkedin"></i>
				</a>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a href="https://facebook.com/florinpop17" target="_blank">
					<i class="fab fa-facebook"></i>
				</a>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a href="https://instagram.com/florinpop17" target="_blank">
					<i class="fab fa-instagram"></i>
				</a>
			</li>
		</ul>
	</div>
</div>

3. Create a styles.css file and add the following CSS to style the password generator:

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Muli&display=swap');

* {
	box-sizing: border-box;
}

body{
	background-color: #d4d4f6 !important;
	color: #fff;
	display: flex;
	font-family: 'Muli', sans-serif;
	flex-direction: column;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	padding: 10px;
	min-height: 100vh;
}

p {
	margin: 5px 0;
}

h2 {
	margin: 10px 0 20px;
	text-align: center;
}

input[type=checkbox] {
	margin-right: 0;
}

.container {
	background-color: #23235B;
	box-shadow: 0px 2px 10px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
	padding: 20px;
	width: 350px;
	max-width: 100%;
}

.result-container {
	background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
	display: flex;
	justify-content: flex-start;
	align-items: center;
	position: relative;
	font-size: 18px;
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	padding: 12px 10px;
	height: 50px;
	width: 100%;
}

.result-container #result {
  	word-wrap: break-word;
	max-width: calc(100% - 40px);
}

.result-container .btn {
	font-size: 20px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 5px;
	right: 5px;
	height: 40px;
	width: 40px;
}

.btn {
	border: none;
	color: #fff;
	cursor: pointer;
	font-size: 16px;
	padding: 8px 12px;
	background-color: #3B3B98;
}

.btn-large {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
}

.setting {
	display: flex;
	justify-content: space-between;
	align-items: center;
	margin: 15px 0;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 400px) {
	.result-container {
		font-size: 14px;
	}
}

/* SOCIAL PANEL CSS */
.social-panel-container {
	position: fixed;
	right: 0;
	bottom: 80px;
	transform: translateX(100%);
	transition: transform 0.4s ease-in-out;
}

.social-panel-container.visible {
	transform: translateX(-10px);
}

.social-panel {	
	background-color: #fff;
	border-radius: 16px;
	box-shadow: 0 16px 31px -17px rgba(0,31,97,0.6);
	border: 5px solid #001F61;
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	justify-content: center;
	align-items: center;
	font-family: 'Muli';
	position: relative;
	height: 169px;	
	width: 370px;
	max-width: calc(100% - 10px);
}

.social-panel button.close-btn {
	border: 0;
	color: #97A5CE;
	cursor: pointer;
	font-size: 20px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 5px;
	right: 5px;
}

.social-panel button.close-btn:focus {
	outline: none;
}

.social-panel p {
	background-color: #001F61;
	border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 18px;
	padding: 2px 17px 6px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 50%;
	margin: 0;
	transform: translateX(-50%);
	text-align: center;
	width: 235px;
}

.social-panel p i {
	margin: 0 5px;
}

.social-panel p a {
	color: #FF7500;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.social-panel h4 {
	margin: 20px 0;
	color: #97A5CE;	
	font-family: 'Muli';	
	font-size: 14px;	
	line-height: 18px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.social-panel ul {
	display: flex;
	list-style-type: none;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
}

.social-panel ul li {
	margin: 0 10px;
}

.social-panel ul li a {
	border: 1px solid #DCE1F2;
	border-radius: 50%;
	color: #001F61;
	font-size: 20px;
	display: flex;
	justify-content: center;
	align-items: center;
	height: 50px;
	width: 50px;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.social-panel ul li a:hover {
	border-color: #FF6A00;
	box-shadow: 0 9px 12px -9px #FF6A00;
}

.floating-btn {
	border-radius: 26.5px;
	background-color: #001F61;
	border: 1px solid #001F61;
	box-shadow: 0 16px 22px -17px #03153B;
	color: #fff;
	cursor: pointer;
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 20px;
	padding: 12px 20px;
	position: fixed;
	bottom: 20px;
	right: 20px;
	z-index: 999;
}

.floating-btn:hover {
	background-color: #ffffff;
	color: #001F61;
}

.floating-btn:focus {
	outline: none;
}

.floating-text {
	background-color: #001F61;
	border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
	color: #fff;
	font-family: 'Muli';
	padding: 7px 15px;
	position: fixed;
	bottom: 0;
	left: 50%;
	transform: translateX(-50%);
	text-align: center;
	z-index: 998;
}

.floating-text a {
	color: #FF7500;
	text-decoration: none;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {

	.social-panel-container.visible {
		transform: translateX(0px);
	}
	
	.floating-btn {
		right: 10px;
	}
}

4. Finally, create a script.js file and add the following JavaScript code. This code handles the password generation logic and clipboard functionality.

const resultEl = document.getElementById('result');
const lengthEl = document.getElementById('length');
const uppercaseEl = document.getElementById('uppercase');
const lowercaseEl = document.getElementById('lowercase');
const numbersEl = document.getElementById('numbers');
const symbolsEl = document.getElementById('symbols');
const generateEl = document.getElementById('generate');
const clipboard = document.getElementById('clipboard');

const randomFunc = {
	lower: getRandomLower,
	upper: getRandomUpper,
	number: getRandomNumber,
	symbol: getRandomSymbol
}

clipboard.addEventListener('click', () => {
	const textarea = document.createElement('textarea');
	const password = resultEl.innerText;
	
	if(!password) { return; }
	
	textarea.value = password;
	document.body.appendChild(textarea);
	textarea.select();
	document.execCommand('copy');
	textarea.remove();
	alert('Password copied to clipboard');
});

generate.addEventListener('click', () => {
	const length = +lengthEl.value;
	const hasLower = lowercaseEl.checked;
	const hasUpper = uppercaseEl.checked;
	const hasNumber = numbersEl.checked;
	const hasSymbol = symbolsEl.checked;
	
	resultEl.innerText = generatePassword(hasLower, hasUpper, hasNumber, hasSymbol, length);
});

function generatePassword(lower, upper, number, symbol, length) {
	let generatedPassword = '';
	const typesCount = lower + upper + number + symbol;
	const typesArr = [{lower}, {upper}, {number}, {symbol}].filter(item => Object.values(item)[0]);
	
	// Doesn't have a selected type
	if(typesCount === 0) {
		return '';
	}
	
	// create a loop
	for(let i=0; i<length; i+=typesCount) {
		typesArr.forEach(type => {
			const funcName = Object.keys(type)[0];
			generatedPassword += randomFunc[funcName]();
		});
	}
	
	const finalPassword = generatedPassword.slice(0, length);
	
	return finalPassword;
}

function getRandomLower() {
	return String.fromCharCode(Math.floor(Math.random() * 26) + 97);
}

function getRandomUpper() {
	return String.fromCharCode(Math.floor(Math.random() * 26) + 65);
}

function getRandomNumber() {
	return +String.fromCharCode(Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) + 48);
}

function getRandomSymbol() {
	const symbols = '!@#$%^&*(){}[]=<>/,.'
	return symbols[Math.floor(Math.random() * symbols.length)];
}


// SOCIAL PANEL JS
const floating_btn = document.querySelector('.floating-btn');
const close_btn = document.querySelector('.close-btn');
const social_panel_container = document.querySelector('.social-panel-container');

floating_btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
	social_panel_container.classList.toggle('visible')
});

close_btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
	social_panel_container.classList.remove('visible')
});

That’s all! hopefully, you have successfully created a random password generator on your website. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to comment below.