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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML accesskey Attribute
Example
Two hyperlinks with specified accesskeys:
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/html5" accesskey="h">HTML5</a><br>
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/css3" accesskey="c">CSS3</a>
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/css3" accesskey="c">CSS3</a>
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Browser Support
The accesskey attribute is supported in all major browsers, except Opera.
Definition and Usage
The accesskey attribute specifies a shortcut key to activate/focus an element.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
In HTML5, the accesskey attribute can be used on any HTML element (it will validate on any HTML element. However, it is not necessarily useful).
In HTML 4.01, the accesskey attribute can be used with: <a>, <area>, <button>, <input>, <label>, <legend>, and <textarea>.
Syntax
<element accesskey="character">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| character | Specifies the shortcut key to activate/focus the element |
HTML Global Attributes
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