jQuery/JavaScript - Allow CTRL + Click to open link in new tab

Question

Is there a way in jQuery or JavaScript to enable the user to CTRL + Click a link to open a link in a new tab like example element?

Answer 1

In case anyone wants to disable page navigation on regular click, to make an ajax call or something, but still wants to keep the default ctrl+click and right-click and middle-click(mouse scroll button) , that is the way:

$('#link').bind('click', function(e) {
  if (!e.ctrlKey && e.which != 2 && e.which != 3) {
    e.preventDefault();
    // some logic:
    $('#box').append('
').append($('').html('not paging but doing something! Now try with CTRL'));
  }
});

  this question

JQuery documentation says:

event.which also normalizes button presses (mousedown and mouseupevents), reporting 1 for left button, 2 for middle, and 3 for right. Use event.which instead of event.button.