The HTMLElement.accessKeyLabel read-only property returns a String that represents the element's assigned access key (if any); otherwise it returns an empty string.
Syntax
label = element.accessKeyLabel
Example
JavaScript
var node = document.getElementById('btn1');
if (node.accessKeyLabel) {
node.title += ' [' + node.accessKeyLabel + ']';
} else {
node.title += ' [' + node.accessKey + ']';
}
node.onclick = function () {
var p = document.createElement('p');
p.textContent = 'Clicked!';
node.parentNode.appendChild(p);
};
HTML
<button accesskey="h" title="Caption" id="btn1">Hover me</button>
Result
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLElement.accessKeyLabel' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from initial definition. |
| HTML 5.1 | Recommendation | Removed. pull w3c/html#144, issue w3c/html#99, WICG discussion. |
| HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLElement.accessKeyLabel' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Snapshot of WHATWG HTML Living Standard, initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No support | No support | 8 (8) [1] | No support | No support | No support |
| Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No support | No support | ? | No support | No support | No support |
[1] Before Firefox 36, accessKeyLabel on detached nodes always returned an empty string in Firefox. (bug 1037990)
See also
element.accessKey- The accesskey global attribute.