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HTML accesskey Attribute

HTML Global Attributes

Example

Hyperlink with a specified shortcut key:

<a href="//www.tutorialpro.org/html/html-tutorial.html" accesskey="h">HTML Tutorial</a><br>
<a href="//www.tutorialpro.org/css/css-tutorial.html" accesskey="c">CSS Tutorial</a>

Browser Support

All major browsers support the accesskey attribute.


Definition and Usage

The accesskey attribute specifies a shortcut key to activate/focus an element.

Note: The way to access the shortcut key varies between different operating systems and browsers:

Browser Windows Linux Mac
Internet Explorer [Alt] + accesskey N/A
Chrome [Alt] + accesskey [Alt] + accesskey [Control] [Alt] + accesskey
Firefox [Alt] [Shift] + accesskey [Alt] [Shift] + accesskey [Control] [Alt] + accesskey
Safari [Alt] + accesskey N/A [Control] [Alt] + accesskey
Opera Opera 15 or newer: [Alt] + accesskeyOpera 12.1 or older: [Shift] [Esc] + accesskey

However, in most browsers, the shortcut key can be set to another combination.

Tip: How to use the accesskey shortcut key in various browsers:

IE Browser

Hold down the Alt key, click the accesskey defined shortcut key (the focus will move to the link), then press Enter.

FireFox Browser

Hold down the Alt+Shift keys, click the accesskey defined shortcut key.

Chrome Browser

Hold down the Alt key, click the accesskey defined shortcut key.

Opera Browser

Hold down the Shift key, click Esc, and a list of accesskey shortcuts defined on the page will appear for selection.

Safari Browser

Hold down the Alt key, click the accesskey defined shortcut key.


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

In HTML5, the accesskey attribute can be used on any HTML element (it will validate any HTML element, but may not be useful).

In HTML 4.01, the accesskey attribute can be used with: <a>, <area>, <button>, <input>, <label>, <legend>, and <textarea>.


Syntax

Attribute Values

Value Description
character Specifies the shortcut key to activate/focus the element

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