The event.metaKey property in jQuery is used to identify whether the meta key is pressed or not. There are two examples discussed below.
Syntax:
event.metaKey
Return Value: It returns “true” if the key is meta key else it returns “false”.
Example 1: In this example, type in the <input> element and see the result.
<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html>
<head>
<title>
jQuery event.metaKey Property
</title>
<script src=
</script>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<p id="GFG_UP"></p>
<input type="text" onkeydown="Geeks(event)" />
<p id="GFG_DOWN"></p>
<script>
var elUp = document.getElementById("GFG_UP");
var elDown = document.getElementById("GFG_DOWN");
elUp.innerHTML = "JQuery | event.metaKey property";
function Geeks(event) {
if (event.metaKey) {
elDown.innerHTML =
"The META key was pressed!";
} else {
elDown.innerHTML =
"The META key was NOT pressed!";
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Example 2: Press any button from anywhere in the document and see the result.
<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html>
<head>
<title>
JQuery event.metaKey Property
</title>
<script src=
</script>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<p id="GFG_UP"></p>
<p id="GFG_DOWN"></p>
<script>
var elUp = document.getElementById("GFG_UP");
var elDown = document.getElementById("GFG_DOWN");
elUp.innerHTML = "JQuery | event.metaKey property";
$('html').click(function (event) {
if (event.metaKey) {
elDown.innerHTML =
"The META key was pressed!";
} else {
elDown.innerHTML =
"The META key was NOT pressed!";
}
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output: