KeyboardLayoutMap: get() method
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The get()
method of the
KeyboardLayoutMap
interface returns the element with the given
key.
A list of valid keys is found in the UI Events KeyboardEvent code Values spec.
The method is otherwise the same as Map.prototype.get()
.
Syntax
get(key)
Parameters
key
-
The key of the item to return from the map.
Return value
The value of the specified key.
Examples
The following example demonstrates how to get the location- or layout-specific string associated with the keyboard code that corresponds to the 'W' key on an English QWERTY keyboard.
navigator.keyboard.getLayoutMap().then((keyboardLayoutMap) => {
const upKey = keyboardLayoutMap.get("KeyW");
window.alert(`Press ${upKey} to move up.`);
});
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript® 2025 Language Specification # sec-map.prototype.get |
Browser compatibility
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- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.