HTML <kbd> (Keyboard Input) Tag

<p>To copy the selected item press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>C</kbd>.</p>

Meaning

The <kbd> inline element logically indicates text as keyboard input.

Version: HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5

Standard Syntax

<kbd>...</kbd>

Browser Support

Status

Global Attributes

<kbd> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

<kbd> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

More Examples

The following example show how to add style to <kbd> element:

<style>
kbd.key {
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 1px 2px 0;
  border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>

By Default CSS Value(s)

Most of the browsers will display the <kbd> element with the following by default value(s)

kbd { 
	font-family: monospace;
}