jQuery(function($) { // add a handler for form submit (makes an AJAX call) $(document).on('submit', 'form.my-class', myFormSubmitHandler); // submit form on command + enter if in a textarea $(document).on('keydown', 'body', function(e) { if (!(e.keyCode == 13 && e.metaKey)) return; var $target = $(e.target); if ($target.is('textarea')) { $target.closest('form').submit(); } }); });