HTML DOM KeyboardEvent shiftKey Property



The HTML DOM KeyboardEvent shiftKey property returns the Boolean value (true/false) corresponding to if shift key was pressed using an event or not.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

Returning booleanValue

event.shiftKey

Example

Let us see an example for KeyboardEvent shiftKey property −

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>KeyboardEvent shiftKey</title> <style>    form {       width:70%;       margin: 0 auto;       text-align: center;    }    * {       padding: 2px;       margin:5px;    }    input[type="button"] {       border-radius: 10px;    } </style> </head> <body> <form> <fieldset> <legend>KeyboardEvent-shiftKey</legend> <label>Editor: <input type="text" id="textSelect" onkeydown="getEventData(event)" autocomplete="off"> </label> <div id="divDisplay">I Dare you to press the shift key</div> </fieldset> </form> <script>    var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");    var textSelect = document.getElementById("textSelect");    function getEventData(InputEvent) {    if(InputEvent.shiftKey === true)       divDisplay.textContent = 'You are very brave!';    else       divDisplay.textContent = 'You scared enough?';    } </script> </body> </html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

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Updated on: 2019-07-30T22:30:26+05:30

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