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HTMLElement.accessKeyLabel

The HTMLElement.accessKeyLabel read-only property returns a String that represents the element's assigned access key (if any); otherwise it returns an empty string.

Syntax

label = element.accessKeyLabel

Example

JavaScript

var node = document.getElementById('btn1');
if (node.accessKeyLabel) {
  node.title += ' [' + node.accessKeyLabel + ']';
} else {
  node.title += ' [' + node.accessKey + ']';
}

node.onclick = function () {
  var p = document.createElement('p');
  p.textContent = 'Clicked!';
  node.parentNode.appendChild(p);
};

HTML

<button accesskey="h" title="Caption" id="btn1">Hover me</button>

Result

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'HTMLElement.accessKeyLabel' in that specification.
Living Standard No change from initial definition.
HTML 5.1 Recommendation Removed. pull w3c/html#144, issue w3c/html#99, WICG discussion.
HTML5
The definition of 'HTMLElement.accessKeyLabel' in that specification.
Recommendation Snapshot of HTML Living Standard, initial definition.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support ? No 8 ? ? ?
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support ? ? No 8 ? ? ?

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement/accessKeyLabel