HTML accesskey Attribute
Example
Two hyperlinks with specified accesskeys:
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/html/" accesskey="h">HTML</a><br>
<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/css/" accesskey="c">CSS</a>
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Definition and Usage
The accesskey attribute specifies a shortcut key to activate/focus an element.
The accesskey attribute value must be a single character (a letter or a digit).
Note: The way of accessing the shortcut key element is varying in different browsers:
| Browser | Windows | Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | [Alt] + accesskey | [Alt] + accesskey | [Control] + [Alt] + accesskey |
| Edge | [Alt] + accesskey | N/A | N/A |
| Internet Explorer | [Alt] + accesskey | N/A | N/A |
| Firefox | [Alt] + [Shift] + accesskey | [Alt] + [Shift] + accesskey | [Control] + [Alt] + accesskey |
| Safari | [Alt] + accesskey | N/A | [Control] + [Alt] + accesskey |
| Opera | Opera 15+: [Alt] + accesskey Opera 12.1 or older: [Shift] + [Esc] + accesskey |
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Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| accesskey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
<element accesskey="character">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| character | A single character that specifies the shortcut key to activate/focus the element |
Related Pages
HTML Tutorial: HTML Attributes
HTML DOM reference: accessKey Property
