# Brave browser reads buttons although disabled

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/brave-browser-reads-buttons-although-disabled/608878>\
**Category:** Desktop Support\
**Tags:** linux\
**Created:** [April 2, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-browser-reads-buttons-although-disabled/608878 "2025-04-02T03:59:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mazeral](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@Mazeral](https://community.brave.app/u/Mazeral)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-browser-reads-buttons-although-disabled/608878/1 "2025-04-02T03:59:44Z")

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I have this issue where my CTRL button makes the number 4 button work whenever I press it so I simply use `xmodmap -e 'keycode (ctrl)='` to disable it.

This solution works all over the system EXCEPT on brave browser, for some reason brave browser reads the button although disabled, how can I change this behavior?

**Brave Version: 1.76.82**  
**Linux Version: Ubuntu 22.04.4**

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**Author:** ![289wk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/439d5e/32.png) [@289wk](https://community.brave.app/u/289wk)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-browser-reads-buttons-although-disabled/608878/2 "2025-04-02T06:17:38Z")

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@Mazeral

Reference material:

What keyboard shortcuts can I use in Brave?

> [https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032272171-What-keyboard-shortcuts-can-I-use-in-Brave](https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032272171-What-keyboard-shortcuts-can-I-use-in-Brave)

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The following portion of the sentence that makes up your 2nd paragraph, in your description:

> “for some reason **it** makes **it** work”

Pleased edit that, in your Original Post (“OP”) above, by filling in the details for each of the “it” terms. (You know what you meant, but not easy for me to know that, yet.)

Also, while editing your OP, please include:

- Brave Browser version numbers
- Linux OS version numbers

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 6:18am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-browser-reads-buttons-although-disabled/608878/3 "2025-05-02T06:18:09Z")

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