# Source: https://github.com/bigskysoftware/htmx/blob/master/www/content/examples/keyboard-shortcuts.md

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title = "Keyboard Shortcuts"
template = "demo.html"
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In this example we show how to create a keyboard shortcut for an action.

We start with a simple button that loads some content from the server:

```html
<button class="btn primary" hx-trigger="click, keyup[altKey&&shiftKey&&key=='D'] from:body"
        hx-post="/doit">Do It! (alt-shift-D)</button>
```

Note that the button responds to both the `click` event (as usual) and also the keyup event when `alt-shift-D` is pressed.
The `from:` modifier is used to listen for the keyup event on the `body` element, thus making it a "global" keyboard
shortcut.

You can trigger the demo below by either clicking on the button, or by hitting alt-shift-D.

You can find out the conditions needed for a given keyboard shortcut here:

[https://javascript.info/keyboard-events](https://javascript.info/keyboard-events)

{{ demoenv() }}

<script>

    //=========================================================================
    // Fake Server Side Code
    //=========================================================================

    // routes
    init("/init", function(request, params){
        return "<button class='btn primary' style='font-size:20pt' hx-trigger='click, keyup[altKey&&shiftKey&&key==\"D\"] from:body'" +
                      " hx-post='/doit'>Do It! (alt-shift-D) </button>";
    });

    onPost("/doit", function (request, params) {
        return "Did it!";
    });

</script>