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KeyboardLayoutMap: get() method

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This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The get() method of the KeyboardLayoutMap interface returns the element with the given key.

A list of valid keys is found in the UI Events KeyboardEvent code Values specification.

The method is otherwise the same as Map.prototype.get().

Syntax

get(key)

Parameters

key: The key of the item to return from the map.

Return value

The value of the specified key.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to get the location- or layout-specific string associated with the keyboard code that corresponds to the 'W' key on an English QWERTY keyboard.

navigator.keyboard.getLayoutMap().then((keyboardLayoutMap) => {
  const upKey = keyboardLayoutMap.get("KeyW");
  window.alert(`Press ${upKey} to move up.`);
});

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification> # sec-map.prototype.get>

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
`get`	69	79	No	56	No	69	No	48	No	10.0	69	No