Keyboard map
Limited availability
The navigator.keyboard.getLayoutMap() API returns a map from key codes to human readable key names. It can be used to describe buttons to the user when using the keyboard as a set of buttons, such as in games.
To learn more, see
Keyboard: getLayoutMap() method at MDN.
Compatibility
- Chrome 69 Released on 2018-09-04
- Chrome Android 69 Released on 2018-09-04
- Edge 79 Released on 2020-01-15
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Specifications
- Keyboard Map, from Web Platform Incubator Community Group (W3C).