HTML

html
<p>Click anywhere to test the <code>shiftKey</code> property.</p>
<p id="log"></p>

JavaScript

js
let log = document.querySelector("#log");
document.addEventListener("click", logKey);

function logKey(e) {
  log.textContent = `The shift key is pressed: ${e.shiftKey}`;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
UI Events
# dom-mouseevent-shiftkey

Browser compatibility

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See also