TouchEvent.metaKey

Summary

A Boolean value indicating whether or not the Meta key is enabled when the touch event is created. If this key is enabled, the attribute's value is true. Otherwise, it is false.

This property is Read only .

Note: On Macintosh keyboards, this is the ⌘ Command key. On Windows keyboards, this is the Windows key (⊞).

Syntax

var metaEnabled = touchEvent.metaKey;

Return value

metaEnabled: true if the Meta key is enabled for this event; and false if the Meta is not enabled.

Example

The TouchEvent.altKey example includes an example of this property's usage.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Touch Events – Level 2	Editor's Draft	Non-stable version.
Touch Events	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	22.0	(Yes)	18.0 (18.0)^[1] 52.0 (52.0)^[2]	No support	No support	No support

Feature	Android	Android Webview	Chrome for Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	Firefox OS	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	6.0 (6.0)	(Yes)	11	(Yes)	(Yes)

[1] Touch events were implemented in Gecko 18.0, but removed again in 24.0 (Firefox 24.0 / Thunderbird 24.0 / SeaMonkey 2.21) on the desktop version of Firefox due to web compatibility issues (bug 888304).

[2] As of Gecko 52.0, touch events support has been fixed and reenabled in Windows desktop platforms.