key

Property of dom/KeyboardEventdom/KeyboardEvent

Syntax

var result = element.key;
element.key = value;

Notes

Remarks

Key identifiers are strings that uniquely identify keyboard buttons, such as Q, Home, or F2. The string can be any of the following types:

• Character string: A single character, such as a letter or symbol
• Key name: A multicharacter string such as Enter or Tab
• Unicode codepoint: “U+” followed by a hexadecimal character index

Syntax

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification, Section 5.2.6

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]