The accesskey attribute in HTML is the keyboard shortcut to activate/focus specific elements. The access key attribute is browser-dependent. It may vary from browser to browser.
Supported Tags: It supports all HTML elements.
Syntax
<element accessKey = "single_character">Shortcut to use accesskey
The table describes the shortcut to use accesskey.
| Browser | Windows | Mac | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | Alt + single_character | Command + Alt + single_character | Alt + single_character |
| Mozilla Firefox | Alt + Shift + single_character |
Command + Alt + single_character (On Firefox 14 or newer) Command + single_character (On Firefox 13 or older) |
Alt + Shift + single_character |
| Internet Explorer | Alt + single_character | N/A | N/A |
| Safari | Alt + single_character | Command + Alt + single_character | N/A |
| Opera 15+ | Alt + single_character | Command + Alt + single_character | Alt + single_character |
Note:
- In HTML4.1, the accesskey attributes can be used with only a few elements which include <a>, <area>, <button>, <input>, <label>, <legend>, and <textarea>.
- In HTML5, the accesskey attribute can be used with any element.
The behavior of the browser differs when dealing with more than one element having the same accesskey:
- Google Chrome and Safari: The last element with the accesskey will be activated
- Opera: The first element with the accesskey will be activated
- Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox: The next element with the accesskey will be activated
HTML accesskey Attribute Example
Example: In this example demonstrates the use of the accesskey attribute, which assigns the keyboard shortcut “g” to the link. Users can access the linked page by pressing the specified key combination.
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<head>
<title>accesskey attribute</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>HTML accesskey attribute</h2>
<!-- The accesskey attribute used here -->
<a
accesskey="g"
>GeeksforGeeks
</a>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Supported Browsers:
The browser supported by accesskey attribute are listed below: