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KeyboardEvent: repeat property

Baseline 2025

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Since ⁨May 2025⁩, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The repeat read-only property of the KeyboardEvent interface returns a boolean value that is true if the given key is being held down such that it is automatically repeating.

Value

A boolean value.

Specifications

Specification
UI Events> # dom-keyboardevent-repeat>

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`repeat`	137 Before Chrome 139, on Linux under X11, if multiple keys are held down, a `keydown` event for the most recently pressed key will trigger with `repeat` incorrectly set to `false`. See bug 40940886. 32–137 On Windows and Linux, if multiple keys are held down, a `keydown` event for the most recently pressed key will trigger with `repeat` incorrectly set to `false`. See bug 40940886.	12	28	121 Before Opera 123, on Linux under X11, if multiple keys are held down, a `keydown` event for the most recently pressed key will trigger with `repeat` incorrectly set to `false`. See bug 40940886. 19–121 On Windows and Linux, if multiple keys are held down, a `keydown` event for the most recently pressed key will trigger with `repeat` incorrectly set to `false`. See bug 40940886.	10.1	137 Before Chrome Android 139, on Linux under X11, if multiple keys are held down, a `keydown` event for the most recently pressed key will trigger with `repeat` incorrectly set to `false`. See bug 40940886. 32–137 On Windows and Linux, if multiple keys are held down, a `keydown` event for the most recently pressed key will trigger with `repeat` incorrectly set to `false`. See bug 40940886.	28	90 Before Opera Android 91, on Linux under X11, if multiple keys are held down, a `keydown` event for the most recently pressed key will trigger with `repeat` incorrectly set to `false`. See bug 40940886. 19–90 On Windows and Linux, if multiple keys are held down, a `keydown` event for the most recently pressed key will trigger with `repeat` incorrectly set to `false`. See bug 40940886.	10.3	2.0 On Windows and Linux, if multiple keys are held down, a `keydown` event for the most recently pressed key will trigger with `repeat` incorrectly set to `false`. See bug 40940886.	137 Before WebView Android 139, on Linux under X11, if multiple keys are held down, a `keydown` event for the most recently pressed key will trigger with `repeat` incorrectly set to `false`. See bug 40940886. 4.4.3–137 On Windows and Linux, if multiple keys are held down, a `keydown` event for the most recently pressed key will trigger with `repeat` incorrectly set to `false`. See bug 40940886.	10.3

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/repeat