Navigator: virtualKeyboard property
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.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
The virtualKeyboard read-only property
of the navigator interface returns a reference to the VirtualKeyboard instance object.
The VirtualKeyboard API gives developers control over the layout of their applications when the on-screen virtual keyboard appears and disappears on devices such as tablets, mobile phones, or other devices where a hardware keyboard may not be available.
Value
A VirtualKeyboard object you can use to opt-out of the automatic virtual keyboard behavior, show or hide the virtual keyboard programmatically, and get the current position and size of the virtual keyboard.
Specifications
| Specification |
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| VirtualKeyboard API # dom-navigator-virtualkeyboard |
Browser compatibility
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