MouseEvent.metaKey

The MouseEvent.metaKey read-only property returning a Boolean that indicates if the Meta key was pressed (true) or not (false) when the event occured.

Syntax

var metaKeyPressed = instanceOfMouseEvent.metaKey

Return value

A boolean

Example

 function goInput(e) {
 // checks metaKey and
   if (e.metaKey) {
        // passes event along
     superSizeOutput(e);
   } else {
     doOutput(e);
   }
 }

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification The definition of 'MouseEvent.metaKey' in that specification.	Working Draft	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification The definition of 'MouseEvent.metaKey' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

See also

• MouseEvent