The KeyboardEvent.shiftKey
read-only property is a boolean value that indicates if the shift key was pressed (true
) or not (false
) when the event occurred.
The KeyboardEvent.shiftKey
read-only property is a boolean value that indicates if the shift key was pressed (true
) or not (false
) when the event occurred.
A boolean value.
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<html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" /> <title>shiftKey example</title> <script> function showChar(e) { alert( "Key Pressed: " + String.fromCharCode(e.charCode) + "\n" + "charCode: " + e.charCode + "\n" + "SHIFT key pressed: " + e.shiftKey + "\n" + "ALT key pressed: " + e.altKey + "\n", ); } </script> </head> <body onkeypress="showChar(event);"> <p> Press any character key, with or without holding down the SHIFT key.<br /> You can also use the SHIFT key together with the ALT key. </p> </body> </html>
Specification |
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UI Events # dom-keyboardevent-shiftkey |
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
shiftKey |
1 | 12 | 1.5 | 9 | ≤12.1 | 1.2 | ≤37 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/shiftKey