# How to assign shortcut keys for a specific action

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-assign-shortcut-keys-for-a-specific-action/220423>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [March 26, 2007, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-assign-shortcut-keys-for-a-specific-action/220423 "2007-03-26T08:59:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![bigcy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@bigcy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigcy)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-assign-shortcut-keys-for-a-specific-action/220423/1 "2007-03-26T08:59:44Z")

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hi all  
while surfing the yahoomail  
I like the nice feature of shortcut keys (like for read mail {shift + K) / unread mail (k)}  
Anybody know how to do this ?  
Is it a javascript or may be any other thing ?

Thanks in advance