Questions tagged [kbd]
For questions relating to the <kbd> tag, which can be used in posts to generate the appearance of "keys".
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Add a keyboard shortcut for the Keyboard input (<kbd>) [duplicate]
Of all the tags here, typing the <kbd></kbd> keyboard input tags takes the longest, when writing answers or questions. Could we please add a keyboard shortcut for this? Similar features ...
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When should I use <kbd> vs [tag:tagname]?
I've seen that the <kbd> element is used in a lot of questions and is used to reference a tag. But I've also seen questions that use [tag:tagname] for the same purpose. They look a little bit ...
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Should 'click' be used with <kbd>?
When denoting a key combination, for example Ctrl+Shift+click, should click be shown as a button as well for better readability? (as such: Ctrl+Shift+click)
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Was the Ask Different <kbd> style implemented?
While browsing SE, I came across a request to implement Ask Different's <kbd> tag style network-wide. (Can we have the nicer Apple SE/Ask Different <kbd> tag network-wide?.) The accepted ...
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<kbd> value is grey and seems to be disabled
The value between <kbd> and </kbd> is grey and it seems to be disabled: grey I remember that it looked better (probably the text was black = more visible) in the past, but now it looks ...
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<kbd> not working anymore? [duplicate]
I had that some days ago (I removed the tags then), now I see that from someone else: Configure OpenSSH server not to require password *or* key for a particular user 4th comment to the question.
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<kbd> tags in headings are too small
The styling for the <kbd> tags is, as we all know, quite nice: Enter, e.g. However, these are too small in headings: Saving files with CtrlS Body text, with CtrlS again. Note that the ...
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Making a visual button link in Stackoverflow for links
I often see people having html buttons for links in stack overflow? how do I visually show a button on stack overflow how do <button><a href="www.jsfiddle.com">link to fiddle</a>&...
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Can we use 'kbd' according to its definition in HTML5?
Can the kbd element be used according to its definition in the HTML5 (CR) spec, or do we have further restrictions for its use on Stack Exchange sites? The editing help only gives an example, but no ...
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KBD and Meta-tags are not working in Android-App
This can be seen here but I've attached a picture as well:
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4 votes
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Inappropriate use of `kbd` tag [duplicate]
I've noticed a handful of users (mis)using the kbd tag to style links into something that looks like a button. For example: StackOverflow This smells a lot like HTML ≤ 4 to me. I don't think there's ...
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Stricter <kbd> usage rules
A while ago I created this Meta discussion based on a few people using <kbd> tags to link to their JSFiddle demos: Stricter <kbd> formatting; disallow JSFiddle links and other non-kbd ...
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1 answer
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Marking up an asterisk with <kbd>
I've experienced a problem with <kbd> tag and the asterisk * on Stack Overflow. How to reproduce: <kbd>*</kbd> bug <kbd>*</kbd> which provides: bug <kbd>**</...
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5 votes
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Stricter <kbd> formatting; disallow JSFiddle links and other non-kbd content from the <kbd> tag
Firstly, I've seen a few people using <kbd> tags to emphasise JSFiddle demo links, which goes against the W3C specification: The kbd element represents user input (typically keyboard input, ...
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Allow <kbd> in comments [duplicate]
Simple feature request really. Currently, using <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> in a comment, prints the code without markdown. If code highlighting tags are allowed, I don't see why <kbd> shouldn't ...
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