How to define keyboard input in HTML5 ?

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025

The phrase tag is used to define the keyboard input. The text enclosed by <kbd> tag is typically displayed in the browser’s default monospace font. In this article, we define the keyboard input by using various types of tags like <kbd>, <code>, <em>, <var>, and <samp>. Syntax:

<kbd> Contents... </kbd>

Example 1:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title>
        How to define keyboard input
    </title>
</head>

<body>
    <h2>
        How to define a various
        Keyboard input.
    </h2>

    <kbd>GeeksForGeeks</kbd>

    <em>It is a emphasized text</em>
    <br />

    <strong>
        It is a Strong text
    </strong>
    <br />

    <code>
        It is a piece of
        computer code
    </code>
    <br />

    <samp>
        Sample output from a computer program
    </samp>
    <br />

    <kbd>Keyboard input</kbd><br />
    <var>Variable</var>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Example 2:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>
        How to define keyboard 
        input in HTML5?
    </title>

    <style>
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div class="gfg">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </div>

    <h2>
        <kbd>
            HTML5: How to define 
            keyboard input?
        </kbd>
    </h2>
    
    <kbd>A computer</kbd>
    <kbd>science</kbd>
    <kbd>portal</kbd>
</body>

</html>