Keyboard map

The navigator.keyboard.getLayoutMap() API returns a map from key codes to human readable key names. It can be used to describe buttons to the user when using the keyboard as a set of buttons, such as in games.

Baseline Status: This feature is currently Limited and is missing in at least one major browser engine.

Desktop Browser Engine Support

Google Chrome

69

Supported

Mozilla Firefox

—

Unsupported

Apple Safari

—

Unsupported

Microsoft Edge

79

Supported

Mobile Browser Engine Support

Chrome Android

69

Firefox Android

—

Safari iOS

—

Specifications and References

Specification ↗ Feature XML ↗

MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:

api.Keyboard.getLayoutMap ↗ api.KeyboardLayoutMap ↗ api.KeyboardLayoutMap.@@iterator ↗ api.KeyboardLayoutMap.entries ↗ api.KeyboardLayoutMap.forEach ↗ api.KeyboardLayoutMap.get ↗ api.KeyboardLayoutMap.has ↗ api.KeyboardLayoutMap.keys ↗ api.KeyboardLayoutMap.size ↗ api.KeyboardLayoutMap.values ↗