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KeyboardEvent.shiftKey

The KeyboardEvent.shiftKey read-only property indicates if the shift key was pressed (true) or (false) when the event occurred.

Syntax

var shiftKeyPressed = instanceOfKeyboardEvent.shiftKey

Return value

A boolean

Example

<html>
<head>
<title>shiftKey example</title>

<script type="text/javascript">

function showChar(e){
  alert(
    "Key Pressed: " + String.fromCharCode(e.charCode) + "\n"
    + "charCode: " + e.charCode + "\n"
    + "SHIFT key pressed: " + e.shiftKey + "\n"
    + "ALT key pressed: " + e.altKey + "\n"
  );
}

</script>
</head>

<body onkeypress="showChar(event);">
<p>Press any character key, with or without holding down
 the SHIFT key.<br />
You can also use the SHIFT key together with the ALT key.</p>
</body>
</html>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification The definition of 'KeyboardEvent.shiftKey' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?

KeyboardEvent.shiftKey

Syntax

Return value

Example

Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also