accessKey attribute
Sets an access key to an element.
The accessKey attribute is useful if you want to give the user an opportunity to set focus to an element using a keyboard shortcut.
Activating an access key induces additional action for some controls, e.g. in case of button, input:button, input:checkbox and input:radio elements it simulates a mouse click, so it toggles the CHECKED state of input:checkbox and input:radio elements.
Access keys can be activated differently in different browsers:
Typically the form controls and the body object support the accessKey attribute.
Some other elements also support this attribute, but only if the tabIndex attribute is also specified.| Internet Explorer: | ALT + accesskey |
| Firefox: | SHIFT + ALT + accesskey |
| Google Chrome: | ALT + accesskey. |
| Safari: | ALT + accesskey. On the Mac platform, use the CTRL + accesskey combination. |
| Opera: | use SHIFT + ESC, and when the list appears, use the accesskey assigned to the element |
| JavaScript page for this attribute: accessKey. You can find other example(s) there. |
Possible values:
A single character from the keyboard.
Default: this attribute has no default value.
Example HTML code 1:
This example illustrates the use of the accessKey attribute:
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<input type="text" value="Activate accesskey: '5'" size="30" accesskey="5" /> |
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