10 Best JavaScript Libraries To Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

When you're building an accessible web app, it is critical to implement Keyboard Accessibility to ensure that your users have access to information without using a mouse.

The easiest way to implement Keyboard Accessibility on a website is to use a JavaScript keyboard shortcut library, which enables you to bind keyboard shortcuts and key presses to common actions like Navigate between pages, Like/Dislike posts, Rate products, etc.

In this blog post, you will find the 10 best (most downloaded in a year) jQuery plugins and Vanilla JavaScript libraries that make it easy to trigger any actions on the page by keyboard combinations or keypresses.

Originally Published Dec 23 2020, updated Mar 11 2026

Table Of Contents:

• jQuery Keyboard Shortcut Plugins
• Vanilla JS Keyboard Shortcut Plugins

jQuery Keyboard Shortcut Plugins

Keyboard Shortcut Handling Plugin - jQuery ShortcutKeys

A super tiny and easy-to-use jQuery plugin for handling keyboard shortcuts on the webpage. Supports both key names and key codes.

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Add Custom Keyboard Shortcuts To Webpage - keymap.js

A simple yet powerful jQuery plugin for capturing keyboard events and binding custom hotkeys and/or cheat codes to your webpage.

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Advanced Keyboard Shortcut Plugin With jQuery - Chordly.js

An advanced, cross-browser key binding jQuery plugin that allows you to define and capture a sequence of key presses and then fire an event in the web application.

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jQuery Plugin For Adding Keyboard Shortcuts To Webpage - keyboardShortcut

keyboardShortcut is a jQuery plugin used for creating custom keyboard shortcuts that give your users a quick way to control your web application without using a mouse.

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Easy jQuery Plugin To Bind Keyboard Shortcuts - easykeyjs

Yet another jQuery keyboard shortcut plugin which listens for keyDown and keyUp events and allows to assign custom shortcuts to any actions you want.

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Vanilla JS Keyboard Shortcut Libraries

Custom Keybinds and Hotkeys in JavaScript – Keybind.js

A lightweight (<1kb minified) JavaScript library that adds keyboard shortcut support to your web applications.

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Add Custom Keyboard Shortcuts to Your Site with Hotkey.js

A tiny (less than 1kb gzipped) JavaScript library for handling keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys in your web applications.

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Build Custom Keyboard Shortcuts with Keyboard-ShortcutX

A simple, lightweight JavaScript library that helps you manage keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys in your web applications.

Features:

• Cross-framework compatibility: Works with vanilla JavaScript, React, Vue, and other modern frameworks.
• React integration: Built-in support for component-level shortcuts with proper cleanup.
• ESM-first architecture: Modern module system with legacy CommonJS support.
• SSR-safe implementation: Server-side rendering compatibility built-in.
• Modifier key support: Full support for Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and Meta key combinations.
• Input element awareness: Optional behavior for form inputs and contenteditable elements.

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Capture Keyboard Input And Trigger A Function On Press – shortcut.js

A lightweight (4kb minified) keyboard shortcut (hotkey) JavaScript library that allows you to bind keyboard combos and key presses.

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Bind Keyboard Shortcuts To Any Elements – KeyboardMaster

A tiny, easy, and dependency-free JavaScript library that allows you to bind keyboard shortcuts to any DOM elements.

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Conclusion:

Looking for more JavaScript libraries to bind keyboard shortcuts on the web & mobile? See jQuery Keyboard Shortcut and JavaScript Keyboard sections for more details.