Revision 720651 of accesskey

<p class="note">{{HTMLSidebar("Global_attributes")}}</p>
<p class="note">The <strong>accesskey</strong> <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes">global attribute</a> provides a hint for generating a keyboard shortcut for the current element. This attribute consists of a space-separated list of characters (one single Unicode code point). The browser uses the first one that exists on the computer keyboard layout.</p>
<p>The operation to activate the accesskey depends on browser and its platform.</p>
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 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>&nbsp;</th>
   <th>Windows</th>
   <th>Linux</th>
   <th>Mac</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th>Firefox</th>
   <td colspan="2" rowspan="1"><kbd>Alt</kbd><kbd>Shift</kbd><kbd>
    <i>
     key</i>
    </kbd></td>
   <td>On Firefox 14 or newer, <kbd>Control</kbd><kbd>Alt</kbd><kbd>
    <i>
     key</i>
    </kbd><br />
    On Firefox 13 or older, <kbd>Control</kbd><kbd>
    <i>
     key</i>
    </kbd></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <td><kbd>Alt</kbd><kbd>
    <i>
     key</i>
    </kbd></td>
   <td colspan="2" rowspan="1">N/A</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th>Google Chrome</th>
   <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;"><kbd>Alt</kbd><kbd>
    <i>
     key</i>
    </kbd></td>
   <td><kbd>Control</kbd><kbd>Alt</kbd><kbd>
    <i>
     key</i>
    </kbd></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th>Safari</th>
   <td><kbd>Alt</kbd><kbd>
    <i>
     key</i>
    </kbd></td>
   <td>N/A</td>
   <td><kbd>Control</kbd><kbd>Alt</kbd><kbd>
    <i>
     key</i>
    </kbd></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <td colspan="3" rowspan="1"><kbd>Shift</kbd><kbd>Esc</kbd> opens a contents list which are accessible by accesskey, then, can choose an item by pressing <kbd>
    <i>
     key</i>
    </kbd></td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
<p>Note that Firefox can customize the required modifier key by user's preferences.</p>
<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>
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   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
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   <td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', "interaction.html#the-accesskey-attribute", "accesskey")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td>No change from latest snapshot, {{SpecName('HTML5.1')}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML5.1', "editing.html#the-accesskey-attribute", "accesskey")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML5.1')}}</td>
   <td>Snapshot of {{SpecName('HTML WHATWG')}}, no change from {{SpecName('HTML5 W3C')}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', "editing.html#the-accesskey-attribute", "accesskey")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}}</td>
   <td>Snapshot of&nbsp; {{SpecName('HTML WHATWG')}}. From {{SpecName('HTML4.01')}}, several characters can be set as the <code>accesskey</code>. Also, it can be set on any element.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML4.01', "interact/forms.html#h-17.11.2", "accesskey")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML4.01')}}</td>
   <td>Only supported on {{ HTMLElement("a") }}, {{ HTMLElement("area") }}, {{ HTMLElement("button") }}, {{ HTMLElement("input") }}, {{ HTMLElement("label") }}, {{ HTMLElement("legend") }} and {{ HTMLElement("textarea") }}</td>
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<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<p>{{CompatibilityTable}}</p>
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    <th>Feature</th>
    <th>Chrome</th>
    <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
    <th>Internet Explorer</th>
    <th>Opera</th>
    <th>Safari</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>Basic support</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   </tr>
  </tbody>
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<div id="compat-mobile">
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  <tbody>
   <tr>
    <th>Feature</th>
    <th>Android</th>
    <th>Chrome for Android</th>
    <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
    <th>IE Mobile</th>
    <th>Opera Mobile</th>
    <th>Safari Mobile</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>Basic support</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
    <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
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<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>
<ul>
 <li>All <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes">global attributes</a>.</li>
</ul>