virtualkeyboardpolicy

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The virtualkeyboardpolicy global attribute is an enumerated attribute. When specified on an element that the element's content is editable (for example, it is an <input> or <textarea> element, or an element with the contenteditable attribute set), it controls the on-screen virtual keyboard behavior on devices such as tablets, mobile phones, or other devices where a hardware keyboard may not be available.

The attribute must take one of the following values:

  • auto or an empty string, which automatically shows the virtual keyboard when the element is focused or tapped.
  • manual, which decouples focus and tap on the element from the virtual keyboard's state.

Specifications

Specification
VirtualKeyboard API
# dom-elementcontenteditable-virtualkeyboardpolicy

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
virtualkeyboardpolicy
Experimental

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Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See implementation notes.

See also