The gov.uk Design System calls this the "Exit a page quickly" pattern [1], with an associated component [2]. It can be activated by clicking the Shift key three times.

There's this nice blog [3] that explains why they chose Shift instead of other keys, and also gives a nice overview of the pattern.

[1] https://design-system.service.gov.uk/patterns/exit-a-page-qu... [2] https://design-system.service.gov.uk/components/exit-this-pa... [3] https://beeps.website/blog/2024-10-09-why-govuk-exit-this-pa...

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therein 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

>It can be activated by clicking the Shift key three times.

Windows Sticky Keys entered the room.

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lostlogin 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Hilarious memories of hitting this when playing Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

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butlike an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Was this a shared memory, specifically with regard to Sticky Keys and Return to Castle Wolfenstein? I thought it was a unique problem with me and my friends lol

	▲	lostlogin 14 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It was pure comedy when someone hit it mid-engagement. And then the spamming of the communication that would follow. Those pre-canned German voices were so great.

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brookst an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

For some reason I tap shift when thinking. Sticky Keys is my bane.

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xeyownt an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is nice but how, as a user, do you learn it exists?

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dheera 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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danielrmay 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Asylum-seekers, domestic abuse victims, sex trafficking victims, indentured servitude and modern slavery, etc. Access to guidance on government websites represents a way out of society's most dangerous situations for vulnerable people, and getting caught browsing the wrong help article can be risky. Automated intelligent surveillance isn't outside of the realms of the imagination, either, which is troubling

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stingo1 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I suppose it's more for people trapped in abusive relationships

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infinite_spin 2 hours ago | parent [-]

yeah, this is like calling 911 and ordering a pizza, the goal is for a victim of abuse to hide their intentions from their abuser

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ghostpepper 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I believe this is also why 911 doesn't show up in iOS/Android call logs

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staplers 2 hours ago | parent [-]

That and they dont want butt dialing 911 to be easy

	▲	sublinear an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Quickly press the power button 5 times if you have an android phone and see what happens. This has got to be the absolutely worst idea ever and it's enabled by default!

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mplewis 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There are many reasons you would be on the police's website if you're in any kind of danger