index.md

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title: shortcuts
slug: Web/Manifest/shortcuts
status:
  - experimental
browser-compat: html.manifest.shortcuts

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Type	Object
Mandatory	No

The shortcuts member defines an array of shortcuts or links to key tasks or pages within a web app. A user agent can use these values to assemble a context menu to be displayed by the operating system when a user engages with the web app's icon. When user invokes a shortcut, the user agent will navigate to the address given by shortcut's url member.

Shortcut item values

Shortcut objects may contain the following values (only name and url are required):

Member	Description
name	A string that can be displayed to the user in a context menu.
short_name	A string that can be displayed where there is insufficient space to display the full name of the shortcut.
description	A string that describes the purpose of the shortcut. It may be exposed to assistive technology.
url	A URL within the application that opens when the shortcut is activated.
icons	A set of icons that represent the shortcut. They can be used, e.g., in the context menu. When included, the icon set must include a 96x96 pixel icon.

Examples

The following is a list of shortcuts a calendar app might have:

"shortcuts" : [
  {
    "name": "Today's agenda",
    "url": "/today",
    "description": "List of events planned for today"
  },
  {
    "name": "New event",
    "url": "/create/event"
  },
  {
    "name": "New reminder",
    "url": "/create/reminder"
  }
]

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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