Sends a keydown, keypress/input, and keyup event for each character in the text.
To press a special key, like Control or ArrowDown, use Keyboard.press().
class Page {
type(
selector: string,
text: string,
options?: Readonly<KeyboardTypeOptions>,
): Promise<void>;
}
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| selector | string | [selector](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#selectors) to query the page for. [CSS selectors](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors) can be passed as-is and a [Puppeteer-specific selector syntax](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#non-css-selectors) allows querying by [text](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#text-selectors--p-text), [a11y role and name](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#aria-selectors--p-aria), and [xpath](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#xpath-selectors--p-xpath) and [combining these queries across shadow roots](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#querying-elements-in-shadow-dom). Alternatively, you can specify the selector type using a [prefix](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#prefixed-selector-syntax). |
| text | string | A text to type into a focused element. |
| options | Readonly<[KeyboardTypeOptions](./puppeteer.keyboardtypeoptions.md)> | _(Optional)_ have property `delay` which is the Time to wait between key presses in milliseconds. Defaults to `0`. |
Returns:
Promise<void>
await page.type('#mytextarea', 'Hello');
// Types instantly
await page.type('#mytextarea', 'World', {delay: 100});
// Types slower, like a user