enterkeyhint

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since November 2021.

The enterkeyhint global attribute is an enumerated attribute defining what action label (or icon) to present for the enter key on virtual keyboards.

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Description

Form controls (such as <textarea> or <input> elements) or elements using contenteditable can specify an inputmode attribute to control what kind of virtual keyboard will be used. To further improve the user's experience, the enter key can be customized specifically by providing an enterkeyhint attribute indicating how the enter key should be labeled (or which icon should be shown). The enter key usually represents what the user should do next; typical actions are: sending text, inserting a new line, or searching.

If no enterkeyhint attribute is provided, the user agent might use contextual information from the inputmode, type, or pattern attributes to display a suitable enter key label (or icon).

Values

The enterkeyhint attribute is an enumerated attribute and only accepts the following values:

Value Description Example label (depends on user agent and user language)
enterkeyhint="enter" Typically inserting a new line. return, ↵
enterkeyhint="done" Typically meaning there is nothing more to input and the input method editor (IME) will be closed. done, ✅
enterkeyhint="go" Typically meaning to take the user to the target of the text they typed. go, 🡢
enterkeyhint="next" Typically taking the user to the next field that will accept text. next, ⇥
enterkeyhint="previous" Typically taking the user to the previous field that will accept text. return, ⇤
enterkeyhint="search" Typically taking the user to the results of searching for the text they have typed. search, 🔍
enterkeyhint="send" Typically delivering the text to its target. send

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# attr-enterkeyhint

Browser compatibility

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