The accesskey global attribute provides a hint for generating a keyboard shortcut for the current element. This attribute consists of a space-separated list of characters (one single Unicode code point). The browser uses the first one that exists on the computer keyboard layout.
The operation to activate the accesskey depends on browser and its platform.
| Â | Windows | Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox | Alt + Shift + key | On Firefox 14 or newer, Control + Alt + key On Firefox 13 or older, Control + key |
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| Internet Explorer | Alt + key | N/A | |
| Google Chrome | Alt + key | Control + Alt + key | |
| Safari | Alt + key | N/A | Control + Alt + key |
| Opera | Shift + Esc opens a contents list which are accessible by accesskey, then, can choose an item by pressing key | ||
Note that Firefox can customize the required modifier key by user's preferences.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'accesskey' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from latest snapshot, HTML 5.1 |
| HTML 5.1 The definition of 'accesskey' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Snapshot of WHATWG HTML Living Standard, no change from HTML5 |
| HTML5 The definition of 'accesskey' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Snapshot of WHATWG HTML Living Standard. From HTML 4.01 Specification, several characters can be set as the accesskey. Also, it can be set on any element. |
| HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of 'accesskey' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Only supported on <a>, <area>, <button>, <input>, <label>, <legend> and <textarea> |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
| Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |