In JavaScript how can we capture the Cmd / ⌘ key event made on Mac & physical iPad keyboards?
EDIT: As of 2019, e.metaKey
is supported on all major browsers as per the MDN.
Note that on Windows, although the ⊞ Windows key is considered to be the "meta" key, it is not going to be captured by browsers as such.
This is only for the command key on MacOS/keyboards.
Unlike Shift/Alt/Ctrl, the Cmd (“Apple”) key is not considered a modifier key—instead, you should listen on keydown
/keyup
and record when a key is pressed and then depressed based on event.keyCode
.
Unfortunately, these key codes are browser-dependent:
224
17
91
(Left Command) or 93
(Right Command)You might be interested in reading the article JavaScript Madness: Keyboard Events, from which I learned that knowledge.