MouseEvent ctrlKey Property

Example

Was the "CTRL" key pressed when the mouse button was clicked:

if (event.ctrlKey) {
  text = "The CTRL key was pressed!";
} else {
  text = "The CTRL key was NOT pressed!";
}
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Description

The ctrlKey property returns true if the CTRL key is pressed when a mouse event occurs.

Otherwise it returns false.

The ctrlKey property is read-only.


Syntax

event.ctrlKey

Technical Details

Return Value: A Boolean.
Returns true if the CTRL key was pressed when a mouse event occurs.
Otherwise it returns false.
DOM Version: DOM Level 2 Events.

Browser Support

event.ctrlKey is a DOM Level 2 (2001) feature.

It is fully supported in all browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera IE
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