virtualkeyboardpolicy

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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 {{htmlelement("input")}}  or {{htmlelement("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

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• All global attributes
• {{domxref("HTMLElement.contentEditable")}}  and {{domxref("HTMLElement.isContentEditable")}} 
• {{domxref("VirtualKeyboard_API", "The VirtualKeyboard API", "", "nocode")}}