KeyboardEvent metaKey Property
Example
Was the META key pressed when the event occurred?
if (event.metaKey) {
text = "The META key was pressed!";
} else {
text = "The META key was NOT pressed!";
}
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Description
The metaKey property returns true if
the META key is pressed when a mouse event is triggered, otherwise it returns false.
The metaKey property is read-only.
Note
Not all keyboards have a META key.
On Windows the META key is the Window (⊞) key.
On Mac machines the META key is the Cmd (⌘) key.
See Also:
Syntax
event.metaKey
Technical Details
| Return Value: |
A Boolean.true if the META key was pressed when a mouse event occured,
otherwise false.
|
|---|---|
| DOM Version: | DOM Level 2 Keyboard Events. |
Browser Support
event.metaKey is a DOM Level 2 (2001) feature.
It is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9-11 |
