Access in Different Browsers
A more complete list, which browser support the HTML Access keys are compared in the comparison of web browsers.
In most web browsers, the user invokes the access key by pressing Alt (on PC) or Ctrl (on Mac) simultaneously with the appropriate character on the keyboard.
| Web Browser | Modifier | Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya | Ctrl or Alt | Adjustable in preferences | |
| Blazer | Element is activated immediately upon key press. | No modifier is needed for this web browser used on mobile devices. | |
| Camino | Ctrl | ||
| Google Chrome 3 and higher | Alt on Windows and Linux (Note: ⇧ Shift is required in some circumstances)
Ctrl + ⌥ Opt on Mac |
Supported in versions of Chrome >2.x | |
| Firefox 2 and higher | Alt+⇧ Shift on Windows and Linux
Ctrl on Mac |
Prior to version 2.0 Firefox used just Alt; configurable via about:config |
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| Firefox 14.0.1 and higher | Ctrl+⌥ Opt on Mac | ||
| Internet Explorer | Alt | Prior to IE8, Alt + Access Key focused on the element, but required ↵ Enter to be pressed in order to activate the element. This is still the case for hyperlinks in version 9. | |
| Konqueror | Ctrl | The modifier key must be released before the regular key is pressed. | |
| Opera | ⇧ Shift+Esc | The modifier key must be released before the regular key is pressed. Once the modifier key is released, browser lists the set of access keys on that page with action and user can hit the desired key. | Configurable via Graphical user interface |
| Safari 3 | Ctrl for Mac
Alt for Windows |
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| Safari 4 and higher | Ctrl+⌥ Opt on Mac
Alt on Windows |
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