React Hotkey Hook

A react hook which can execute any function for any keyboard shortcut.

Installation

Install the package with npm or yarn with either of the following commands.

npm i react-hotkey-hook

yarn add react-hotkey-hook

Make sure to import the useHotkey hook from the library after it is installed

import useHotkey from "react-hotkey-hook";

Usage

import "./App.css";
import React from "react";
import useHotkey from "react-hotkey-hook";

function App() {
  const onKeyPress = () => {
    console.log("key pressed");
  };

  useHotkey("Control+a", true, onKeyPress);

  useHotkey("Shift+A", true, onKeyPress);

  return (
    <div className="container">
      <h1>Example for React Hotkey Hook</h1>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Options

All options are optional and have a default value which you can override to change the behavior of the hook.

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.