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How can I write an onclick handler that does one thing for regular clicks and a different thing for shift-clicks?

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answered 15 Years ago makaylahh · Accepted Answer

You can look at the click event's shiftKey property.

window.addEventListener(click,

  function(e) {

    if (e.shiftKey) console.log(Shift, yay!);

  },

  false);

<p>Click in here somewhere, then shift-click.</p>