The accesskey attribute in HTML is used to set a shortcut key to activate or focus on an element.
Following is the syntax−
<element accesskey="char">
Above, char is the shortcut key.
On Windows, set the access key for different browsers−
| Web Browser | Windows OS |
|---|---|
| Safari | [Alt] + accesskey |
| Chrome | [Alt] + accesskey |
| Firefox | [Alt] [Shift] + accesskey |
Let us now see an example to implement the accesskey attribute on Google Chrome web browser on Windows−
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h2>Reference Links</h2> <a href="https://www.tutorialspoint.com/online_dev_tools.htm" accesskey="t">Tools</a><br> <a href="https://www.tutorialspoint.com/codingground.htm" accesskey="c">Online Compiler</a><br> <a href="https://www.tutorialspoint.com/whiteboard.htm" accesskey="w">Whiteboard</a><br> <p>Use <kbd>ALT </kbd> + <kbd>accesskey</kbd> on Chrome</p> </body> </html>
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