<kbd>

The <kbd> element represents user input.

Point

• Example of user input:
  • keyboard input
  • voice commands ...

• When the kbd element is nested inside a samp element, it represents the input as it was echoed by the system.
• When the kbd element contains a samp element, it represents input based on system output, for example invoking a menu item.
• When the kbd element is nested inside another kbd element, it represents an actual key or other single unit of input as appropriate for the input mechanism. [Example B]

HTML Attributes

See global attributes.

Examples

Example A

[try it]

<p>Please, input "<kbd>Yes</kbd>" or "<kbd>No</kbd>"</p>

Example B

Represents an actual key [try it]:

<p>Please, press <kbd><kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>A</kbd></kbd></p>

HTML Reference

The HTML5 specification defines the <kbd> element in 4.6.14 The kbd element.