keithamus/jwerty

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1198 stars · 104 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

jwerty is a small dependency-free JavaScript library for binding, firing, and asserting keyboard shortcut combinations using readable strings like 'ctrl+shift+P'. It supports optional keys, key sequences, ranges, and element-scoped bindings, and is compatible with jQuery, Zepto, Ender, and CanJS.

Use cases

• bind global keyboard shortcuts in a web app
• handle key combinations like ctrl+shift+P in JavaScript
• detect konami-code style key sequences
• bind shortcuts scoped to a specific input element
• fire or assert keyboard events in tests

When to choose

• you need a tiny, dependency-free keyboard shortcut library for the browser
• you want readable string-based key combo syntax with sequences and ranges
• you use jQuery, Zepto, Ender, or CanJS and want compatible shortcut handling

When to avoid

• you need an actively maintained library with recent fixes
• you are building a modern framework app where a maintained alternative like hotkeys-js or react-hotkeys-hook fits better
• you need non-browser keyboard handling such as desktop or terminal apps

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

developer-tools web-development frontend developer-tools browser keyboard-events keyboard-shortcuts hotkeys key-bindings javascript nodejs

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