HTML <kbd> Tag

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Example

Define some text as keyboard input in a document:

<p>Press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>C</kbd> to copy text (Windows).</p>

<p>Press <kbd>Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>C</kbd> to copy text (Mac OS).</p>

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Definition and Usage

The <kbd> tag is used to define keyboard input. The content inside is displayed in the browser's default monospace font.

Tip: This tag is not deprecated. However, it is possible to achieve richer effect by using CSS (see example below).

Also look at:

Tag	Description
<code>	Defines a piece of computer code
<samp>	Defines sample output from a computer program
<var>	Defines a variable
<pre>	Defines preformatted text

Browser Support

Element
<kbd>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Global Attributes

The <kbd> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <kbd> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

More Examples

Example

Use CSS to style the <kbd> element:

<html>
<head>
<style>
kbd {
border-radius: 2px;
padding: 2px;
border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<p>Press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>C</kbd> to copy text (Windows).</p>
<p>Press <kbd>Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>C</kbd> to copy text (Mac OS).</p>

</body>
</html>

Try it Yourself »

HTML tutorial: HTML Text Formatting

HTML DOM reference: Kbd Object