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KeyTable allows you to use keyboard navigation on a DataTables enhanced table, like an Excel spreadsheet - a cell shows a focus outline which can be moved using the keyboard or mouse operations. This can be particularly useful in an editable table that uses Editor allowing end users to update data very quickly. This is KeyTable for DataTables

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KeyTable for DataTables
=======================

[](#keytable-for-datatables)

This is the distribution package for the [KeyTable extension](https://datatables.net/extensions/keytable) for [DataTables](https://datatables.net/). Only the core software for this library is contained in this package - to be correctly styled, a styling package for KeyTable must also be included. Please see the [npm installation documentation on the DataTables site](https://datatables.net/manual/installation#Node.js-/-NPM) for full details.

KeyTable allows you to use keyboard navigation on a DataTables enhanced table, like an Excel spreadsheet - a cell shows a focus outline which can be moved using the keyboard or mouse operations. This can be particularly useful in an editable table that uses Editor allowing end users to update data very quickly.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### Browser

[](#browser)

To use DataTables with a simple `` tag, rather than using this package, it is recommended that you use the [DataTables download builder](//datatables.net/download) which can create CDN or locally hosted packages for you, will all dependencies satisfied.

### npm

[](#npm)

For installation via npm, yarn and other similar package managers, install this package with your package manager - e.g.:

```
npm install datatables.net
npm install datatables.net-keytable

```

Then, to load and initialise DataTables and KeyTable in your code use:

```
import DataTable from 'datatables.net';
import 'datatables.net-keytable'

new DataTable('#myTable', {
    // initialisation options
});

```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Full documentation and examples for KeyTable can be found [on the DataTables website](https://datatables.net/extensions/keytable).

Bug / Support
-------------

[](#bug--support)

Support for DataTables is available through the [DataTables forums](//datatables.net/forums) and [commercial support options](//datatables.net/support) are available.

### Contributing

[](#contributing)

If you are thinking of contributing code to DataTables, first of all, thank you! All fixes, patches and enhancements to DataTables are very warmly welcomed. This repository is a distribution repo, so patches and issues sent to this repo will not be accepted. Instead, please direct pull requests to the [DataTables/KeyTable](http://github.com/DataTables/KeyTable). For issues / bugs, please direct your questions to the [DataTables forums](//datatables.net/forums).

License
-------

[](#license)

This software is released under the [MIT license](//datatables.net/license). You are free to use, modify and distribute this software, but all copyright information must remain.

###  Health Score

48

—

FairBetter than 94% of packages

Maintenance91

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community21

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 93.1% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~297 days

Total

4

Last Release

25d ago

Major Versions

2.12.2 → 3.0.02026-07-24

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/fef79eb9ddadbdfa1d829339a87ee86f6f8615d904280fe947dfc04893901a7e?d=identicon)[DataTables](/maintainers/DataTables)

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Top Contributors

[![AllanJard](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/84905443?v=4)](https://github.com/AllanJard "AllanJard (243 commits)")[![SandyDatatables](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/51116928?v=4)](https://github.com/SandyDatatables "SandyDatatables (18 commits)")

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Tags

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