kbd

Table of Contents

  1. Summary
  2. Usage context
  3. Attributes
  4. DOM Interface
  5. Example
    1. Result
  6. Note
  7. See also

Summary

The HTML Keyboard Input Element (<kbd>) produces an inline element displayed in the browser's default monotype font. This element is used to identify user input.

Usage context

Permitted content Flow content or phrasing content.
Tag omission None, must have both a start tag and an end tag
Permitted parent elements Phrasing content
Normative document HTML 5, section 4.6.14; HTML 4.01, section 9.2.1

Attributes

This element has no other attributes than the global attributes, common to all elements.

DOM Interface

This element implements the HTMLElement interface.

Implementation note: up to Gecko 1.9.2 inclusive, Firefox implements the HTMLSpanElement interface for this element.

Example

<p>Type the following in the Run dialog: <kbd>cmd</kbd><br />Then click the OK button.</p>

Result

Type the following in the Run dialog: cmd
Then click the OK button.

Note

A CSS rule can be defined for the kbd selector to override the browser's default font face. Preferences set by the user might take precedence over the specified CSS.

See also

HTML Elements
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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