Mousetrap – Tiny Javascript Library for Handling Keyboard Shortcuts

Mousetrap is a simple library for handling keyboard shortcuts in Javascript. Supported browsers are Internet Explorer 6+, Safari, Firefox, Chrome.

Features:

• There are no external dependencies, no framework is required
• You are not limited to keydown events (You can specify keypress, keydown, or keyup or let Mousetrap choose for you).
• You can bind key events directly to special keys such as ? or * without having to specify shift+/ or shift+8 which are not consistent across all keyboards
• It works with international keyboard layouts
• You can bind Gmail like key sequences in addition to regular keys and key combinations
• You can programatically trigger key events with the trigger() method
• It works with the numeric keypad on your keyboard

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