HTML Standard attribute: accesskey
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The HTML accesskey attribute indicates the
shortcut key used to activate / focus an element. In HTML 5 it can in principle
be used with any element, although in practice it may not be of much use with
some elements. Different browsers use different ways of accessing shortcut keys
(sometimes using the Alt key (or Alt and Shift keys simultaneously) or the
Control key, in combination with a specified character.
Valid attribute
values (when used with <form> elements)
include:
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Value
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Description
|
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character
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The shortcut key
character used to activate / focus the element
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EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head></head>
<body>
Set using HTML:<br>
<input type="text" accesskey="f" value="accesskey: f">
<br><br>Set using JavaScript:<br>
<input id="x1" type="text" value="accesskey: g">
<script>
document.getElementById("x1").accessKey = "g";
</script>
</body>
</html>
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