kbd ... ⁄kbd
HTML5 kbd element
The kbd element allows you to mark up user input: »video
→ keyboard input or voice command: e.g. press <kbd>tab<⁄kbd> to navigate through focusable elements in page. See 2 examples (video demonstrations) of user keyboard input and its result here and here
OR
→ user clickling on a sample of computer output: e.g. click on <kbd><samp>Download<⁄samp><⁄kbd> to download the image, where Download represents a sample of computer output; element nested inside element
About kbd
- is an optional element
- multiple kbd elements allowed per HTML5 document
Display & support kbd
- display in browser »video
- display type: inline
Parents, children kbd
- kbd nested within elements »kbd parents
- elements nested within kbd »kbd children
»examples
Attributes kbd
- required: none
- optional: global attributes, event attributes
Syntax kbd
| 1 | <> ... </> »video |
Attributes and Values kbd (comma separated)
| < | attribute | = | "attribute_value(s)" | > | Video | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. specific attributes | ||||||
| All Specific Attributes | ||||||
| 2. global attributes | ||||||
| 1. | accesskey | = | keyboard key | »img | < accesskey="h"> ... </> | |
| 2. | class | = | class name | »html »img | < class="class_name"> ... </> | |
| 3. | contenteditable | = | "", , true, false | »html | < contenteditable="true"> ... </> | |
| 4. | contextmenu | = | menu id value | »html | < contextmenu="menu_id_value"> ... </> | |
| 5. | data-* | = | value | - | < data-http-error="404"> ... </> | |
| 6. | dir | = | ltr, rtl, auto | »html | < dir="ltr"> ... </> | |
| 7. | draggable | = | true, , false | »img | < draggable="false"> ... </> | |
| 8. | dropzone | = | copy, move, link, string:, file: | - | < dropzone="copy"> ... </> | |
| 9. | hidden | = | "", , hidden | »html »img | < hidden="hidden"> ... </> | |
| 10. | id | = | id name | »html »img | < id="unique_id_name"> ... </> | |
| 11. | itemid | = | URL | - | - | |
| 12. | itemprop | = | string | »link »a | - | |
| 13. | itemref | = | string | - | - | |
| 14. | itemscope | = | "", , itemscope | - | - | |
| 15. | itemtype | = | absolute URL | - | - | |
| 16. | lang | = | language code | »html »head»title »img | < lang="en"> ... </> | |
| 17. | spellcheck | = | "", , true, false | »html | < spellcheck="true"> ... </> | |
| 18. | style | = | CSS property:value | »html »img | < style="color:red"> ... </> | |
| 19. | tabindex | = | integer | »img | < tabindex="3"> ... </> | |
| 20. | title | = | text | »html »link»style »abbr»dfn »img »meter | < title="html page"> ... </> | |
| 21. | translate | = | "", yes, no | »html »img | < translate="yes"> ... </> | |
| All Global Attributes | ||||||
| 3. global event attributes | ||||||
| 1. | onclick | = | script | » list | <element onclick="script" > ... | |
| 2. | ondblclick | = | script | » list | <element ondblclick="script" > ... | |
| All Event Attributes | ||||||
Video demonstration kbd element
HTML5 kbd element: mark up user input
| min | video details |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | video tutorial: kbd element |
| 00:04 | kbd element allows you to mark user input like: - keyboard input OR - a voice command |
| 00:10 | represents user input: F5, Yes, No, Alt, Shift, i, Alt+Shift+I, File | Save Page As |
| 00:29 | let's properly mark all user input using kbd element |
| 01:02 | Alt, Shift, i keys must be pressed together; they are grouped so we will nest them inside kbd element, this whole group |
| 01:28 | user inputs displaying in page |
| 01:37 | the File | Save Page As represents a sample of computer output on which the user clicks (inputs it) and must be marked properly using samp element |
| 01:39 | - 'File' represents computer output (marked with samp element) because it was generated by the browser when we open it; - 'Save Page As' represents computer output (samp) because File's submenu with its items (Save Page As included) was generated by the browser when we selected the File menu |
For more information about the element, please see the specs: W3C ⁄ WHATWG