Virtual Keyboard

Click inside the input or textarea to open the keyboard
Click on the keyboard title, then scroll down to see its code

Custom: Contenteditable

This is a content editable div with a custom keyboard layout. Press Enter to add new lines.

* Contenteditable support (v1.27.0-beta).
* usePreview disabled.
* Custom layout used.

HTML

<div id="contenteditable" contenteditable="true">This
is a <em>content editable</em> div with a custom keyboard
<strong>layout</strong>. Press <kbd>Enter</kbd> to add new lines.</div>

Script

$('#contenteditable').keyboard({
	usePreview: true, // disabled for contenteditable
	useCombos: false,
	autoAccept: true,
	layout: 'custom',
	customLayout: {
		'normal': [
			'` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = {del} {b}',
			'{tab} q w e r t y u i o p [ ] \\',
			'a s d f g h j k l ; \' {enter}',
			'{shift} z x c v b n m , . / {shift}',
			'{accept} {space} {combo} {left} {right}'
		],
		'shift': [
			'~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + {del} {b}',
			'{tab} Q W E R T Y U I O P { } |',
			'A S D F G H J K L : " {enter}',
			'{shift} Z X C V B N M < > ? {shift}',
			'{accept} {space} {combo} {left} {right}'
		]
	}
})
.addTyping();

QWERTY Text


* Placeholder (watermark).
* Autocomplete extension.

HTML

<input id="text" type="text" placeholder=" Enter something...">

Script

// Autocomplete demo
var availableTags = ["ActionScript", "AppleScript", "Asp", "BASIC", "C", "C++", "Clojure",
	"COBOL", "ColdFusion", "Erlang", "Fortran", "Groovy", "Haskell", "Java", "JavaScript",
	"Lisp", "Perl", "PHP", "Python", "Ruby", "Scala", "Scheme" ];

$('#text')
	.keyboard({ layout: 'qwerty' })
	.autocomplete({
		source: availableTags
	})
	// position options added after v1.23.4
	.addAutocomplete({
		position : {
			of : null,        // when null, element will default to kb.$keyboard
			my : 'right top', // 'center top', (position under keyboard)
			at : 'left top',  // 'center bottom',
			collision: 'flip'
		}
	})
	.addTyping();

QWERTY Password


* Click icon to open keyboard.
* Stay open until accept/cancel/esc.
* Key hover disabled in this type.
* Demo: Reveal letters with Caret extension.

HTML

<img id="passwd" class="tooltip-tipsy" title="Click to open the virtual keyboard" src="css/images/keyboard.svg">
<input id="password" type="password">

Script

$('#password')
	.keyboard({
		openOn : null,
		stayOpen : true,
		layout : 'qwerty'
	})
	.addTyping();

$('#password-opener').click(function(){
	var kb = $('#password').getkeyboard();
	// close the keyboard if the keyboard is visible and the button is clicked a second time
	if ( kb.isOpen ) {
		kb.close();
	} else {
		kb.reveal();
	}
});

QWERTY (mod) Text Area


* Locked input (no manual input).
* Known readonly bug in Safari.
* Caret extension.

HTML

<textarea id="qwerty-mod"></textarea>

Script

$('#qwerty-mod')
	.keyboard({
		lockInput: true, // prevent manual keyboard entry
		layout: 'custom',
		customLayout: {
			'normal': [
				'` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = {bksp}',
				'{tab} q w e r t y u i o p [ ] \\',
				'a s d f g h j k l ; \' {enter}',
				'{shift} z x c v b n m , . / {shift}',
				'{accept} {space} {left} {right}'
			],
			'shift': [
				'~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + {bksp}',
				'{tab} Q W E R T Y U I O P { } |',
				'A S D F G H J K L : " {enter}',
				'{shift} Z X C V B N M < > ? {shift}',
				'{accept} {space} {left} {right}'
			]
		}
	})
	.addCaret({
		// extra class name added to the caret
		// "ui-keyboard-caret" class is always added
		caretClass : '',
		// *** for future use ***
		// data-attribute containing the character(s) next to the caret
		charAttr   : 'data-character',
		// # character(s) next to the caret (can be negative for RTL)
		charIndex  : 1,
		// caret position adjustments
		offsetX    : 0,
		offsetY    : 0
	})
	.addTyping();

CSS

.ui-keyboard-caret {
	background: #c00;
	width: 1px;
	margin-top: 3px;
}

International


* Bootswatch Darkly theme.
* Typing extension.
* See basic non-library theme.

HTML

<img id="inter-type" class="tooltip-tipsy" title="Try out the typing extension!" src="css/images/keyboard.svg">
<textarea id="inter"></textarea>

CSS

/* override bootstrap active state */
button.btn-default:active {
	background-color: #FFF;
	-webkit-box-shadow: none;
	box-shadow: none;
}
button.btn-default:active:hover {
	background-color: #3276B1;
}
/* override Bootstrap excessive button padding */
button.ui-keyboard-button.btn {
	padding: 1px 6px;
}
/* Bootswatch Darkly input is too bright */
.ui-keyboard-input.light, .ui-keyboard-preview.light { color: #222; background: #ddd; }
.ui-keyboard-input.dark, .ui-keyboard-preview.dark { color: #ddd; background: #222; }

Script

$('#inter')
	.keyboard({
		layout: 'international',
		css: {
			// input & preview
			// "label-default" for a darker background
			// "light" for white text
			input: 'form-control input-sm dark',
			// keyboard container
			container: 'center-block well',
			// default state
			buttonDefault: 'btn btn-default',
			// hovered button
			buttonHover: 'btn-primary',
			// Action keys (e.g. Accept, Cancel, Tab, etc);
			// this replaces "actionClass" option
			buttonAction: 'active',
			// used when disabling the decimal button {dec}
			// when a decimal exists in the input area
			buttonDisabled: 'disabled'
		}
	})
	.addTyping();

// Script - typing extension
// simulate typing into the keyboard, use:
// \t or {t} = tab, \b or {b} = backspace, \r or \n or {e} = enter
// added {l} = caret left, {r} = caret right & {d} = delete
$('#inter-type').click(function(){
	$('#inter').getkeyboard().reveal().typeIn("{t}Hal{l}{l}{d}e{r}{r}l'o{b}o {e}{t}World", 500);
	return false;
});

Alphabetical

HTML

<textarea id="alpha"></textarea>

Script

$('#alpha')
	.keyboard({ layout: 'alpha' })
	.addTyping();

Colemak

HTML

<textarea id="colemak"></textarea>

Script

$('#colemak')
	.keyboard({ layout: 'colemak' })
	.addTyping();

Dvorak

HTML

<textarea id="dvorak"></textarea>

Script

$('#dvorak')
	.keyboard({ layout: 'dvorak' })
	.addTyping();

Num Pad


* Input restricted.
* Pasting (ctrl-v) not allowed.
* Auto accept content.

HTML

<input id="num" class="alignRight" type="text">

Script

$('#num')
	.keyboard({
		layout : 'num',
		restrictInput : true, // Prevent keys not in the displayed keyboard from being typed in
		preventPaste : true,  // prevent ctrl-v and right click
		autoAccept : true
	})
	.addTyping();

Custom: Hex


* maxLength = 6.
* Input restricted.
* Lowercase included.
* Valid @ length = 6.

HTML

<input id="hex" type="text">

Script

$('#hex')
	.keyboard({
		layout: 'custom',
		customLayout: {
			'normal' : [
				'C D E F',
				'8 9 A B',
				'4 5 6 7',
				'0 1 2 3',
				'{bksp} {a} {c}'
			]
		},
		maxLength : 6,
		// Prevent keys not in the displayed keyboard from being typed in
		restrictInput : true,
		// include lower case characters (added v1.25.7)
		restrictInclude : 'a b c d e f',
		// don't use combos or A+E could become a ligature
		useCombos : false,
		// activate the "validate" callback function
		acceptValid : true,
		validate : function(keyboard, value, isClosing){
			// only make valid if input is 6 characters in length
			return value.length === 6;
		}
	})
	.addTyping();

Custom: Meta Sets


* Typing extension.
* Keyboard opens showing last keyset.
* userClosed set (accept/cancel to close).

HTML

<textarea id="meta"></textarea>

Script

$('#meta')
	.keyboard({
		// keyboard will open showing last key set used
		resetDefault: false,
		userClosed: true, // keyboard open until user closes with accept or cancel
		autoAccept: true, // required for userClosed: true
		layout: 'custom',
		display: {
			'alt'    : 'AltGr:It\'s all Greek to me',
			// in v1.26.8, meta keys can be named `meta` followed by any letter, underscore or dash.
			// older versions would only allow the name `meta` followed by a number, then any letter or underscore
			// see https://github.com/Mottie/Keyboard/issues/504
			'meta1'  : '\u2666:end of alphabet', // Diamond with label that shows in the title (spaces are okay here)
			'meta-2' : '\u2665:Russian',         // Heart
			'meta3'  : '\u2663:zodiac',          // Club
			'meta_9' : '\u2660:numbers'          // Spade
		},
		customLayout: {
			'normal' : [
				// Add labels using a ":" after the key's name and replace spaces with "_"
				// without the labels this line is just 'a b c d e f g'
				'a:a_letter,_that_sounds_like_"ey" b:a_bug_that_makes_honey c:is_when_I_look_around d:a_grade,_I_never_got e:is_what_girls_say_when_they_run_away_from_me f:u,_is_what_I_say_to_those_screaming_girls! g:gee,_is_that_the_end_of_my_wittiness?',
				'{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta-2} {meta3} {meta_9}',
				'{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
			],
			'shift' : [
				'A B C D E F G',
				'{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta-2} {meta3} {meta_9}',
				'{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
			],
			'alt' : [
				'\u03b1 \u03b2 \u03b3 \u03b4 \u03b5 \u03b6 \u03b7', // lower case Greek
				'{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta-2} {meta3} {meta_9}',
				'{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
			],
			'alt-shift' : [
				'\u0391 \u0392 \u0393 \u0394 \u0395 \u0396 \u0397', // upper case Greek
				'{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta-2} {meta3} {meta_9}',
				'{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
			],
			'meta1' : [
				't u v w x y z', // lower case end of alphabet
				'{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta-2} {meta3} {meta_9}',
				'{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
			],
			'meta1-shift' : [
				'T U V W X Y Z', // upper case
				'{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta-2} {meta3} {meta_9}',
				'{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
			],
			'meta1-alt' : [
				'0 9 8 7 6 5 4', // numbers
				'{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta-2} {meta3} {meta_9}',
				'{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
			],
			'meta1-alt-shift' : [
				') ( * & ^ % $', // shifted numbers
				'{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta-2} {meta3} {meta_9}',
				'{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
			],
			'meta-2' : [
				'\u0430 \u0431 \u0432 \u0433 \u0434 \u0435 \u0436', // lower case Russian
				'{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta-2} {meta3} {meta_9}',
				'{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
			],
			'meta-2-shift' : [
				'\u0410 \u0411 \u0412 \u0413 \u0414 \u0415 \u0416', // upper case Russian
				'{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta-2} {meta3} {meta_9}',
				'{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
			],
			'meta3' : [
				'\u2648 \u2649 \u264A \u264B \u264C \u264D \u264E', // Zodiac
				'{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta-2} {meta3} {meta_9}',
				'{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
			],
			'meta_9' : [
				'1 2 3 4 5 6 7', // only because I ran out of ideas
				'{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta-2} {meta3} {meta_9}',
				'{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
			]
		}
	})
	.addTyping();

// Script - typing extension
var meta = $('#meta').getkeyboard();
meta
	.reveal()
	.typeIn('aBcD1112389\u0411\u2648\u2649', 700, function(){
		meta.accept();
		alert('all done!');
	});

Custom: Junk


* Use shift key - see action key sizes.
* Use the decimal - only one allowed.
* Toggle combo key included.
* Type in 'ae' and other combo keys.
* Accept content to see the callback.

HTML

<textarea id="junk"></textarea>

Script

$('#junk')
	.keyboard({
		layout: 'custom',
		customLayout: {
			'normal' : [
				'a e i o u y c',
				'` \' " ~ ^ {dec} {combo}',
				'{tab} {enter} {bksp}',
				'{space}',
				'{accept} {cancel} {shift}'
			],
			'shift' : [
				'A E I O U Y C',
				'` \' " ~ ^ {dec} {combo}',
				'{t} {sp:1} {e} {sp:1} {b}',
				'{space}',
				'{a} {sp:1} {c} {sp:1} {s}'
			]
		},
		// Added here as an example on how to add combos
		combos : {
			'a' : { e: '\u00e6' },
			'A' : { E: '\u00c6' }
		},
		// example callback function
		accepted : function(e, keyboard, el){ alert('The content "' + el.value + '" was accepted!'); }
	})
	.addTyping();

Custom: Mapped Keys


* No preview window.
* Type in a-g.
* Type in A-G (shifted).

HTML

<textarea id="map"></textarea>

Script

// *** Mapped keys ***
$('#map').keyboard({
	layout: 'custom',
	customLayout: {
		'normal' : [
			// "n(a):title_or_tooltip"; n = new key, (a) = actual key, ":label" = title_or_tooltip (use an underscore "_" in place of a space " ")
			'\u03b1(a):lower_case_alpha_(type_a) \u03b2(b):lower_case_beta_(type_b) \u03b3(c):lower_case_gamma_(type_c) \u03b4(d):lower_case_delta_(type_d) \u03b5(e):lower_case_epsilon_(type_e) \u03b6(f):lower_case_zeta_(type_f) \u03b7(g):lower_case_eta_(type_g)', // lower case Greek
			'{shift} {accept} {cancel}'
		],
		'shift' : [
			'\u0391(A) \u0392(B) \u0393(C) \u0394(D) \u0395(E) \u0396(F) \u0397(G)', // upper case Greek
			'{shift} {accept} {cancel}'
		]
	},
	usePreview: false // no preveiw
});

Custom: Hidden

Hidden input

HTML

<a href="#" class="hiddenInput">Hidden input</a>
<!-- DON'T use type="hidden" because IE doesn't like hidden inputs -->
<input id="hidden" type="text" style="display:none;">

Script

// *** Hidden input example ***
// click on a link - add focus to hidden input
$('.hiddenInput').click(function(){
	$('#hidden').data('keyboard').reveal();
	return false;
});
// Initialize keyboard script on hidden input
// set "position.of" to the same link as above
$('#hidden')
	.keyboard({
		layout   : 'qwerty',
		position : {
			of : $('.hiddenInput'),
			my : 'center top',
			at : 'center top'
		}
	})
	.addTyping();

Custom: iPad


* Thanks to gitaarik for sharing!.

HTML

<textarea id="ipad"></textarea>

Script

$('#ipad').keyboard({

	display: {
		'bksp'   :  "\u2190",
		'accept' : 'return',
		'normal' : 'ABC',
		'meta1'  : '.?123',
		'meta2'  : '#+='
	},

	layout: 'custom',
	customLayout: {
		'normal': [
			'q w e r t y u i o p {bksp}',
			'a s d f g h j k l {enter}',
			'{s} z x c v b n m , . {s}',
			'{meta1} {space} {meta1} {accept}'
		],
		'shift': [
			'Q W E R T Y U I O P {bksp}',
			'A S D F G H J K L {enter}',
			'{s} Z X C V B N M ! ? {s}',
			'{meta1} {space} {meta1} {accept}'
		],
		'meta1': [
			'1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 {bksp}',
			'- / : ; ( ) \u20ac & @ {enter}',
			'{meta2} . , ? ! \' " {meta2}',
			'{normal} {space} {normal} {accept}'
		],
		'meta2': [
			'[ ] { } # % ^ * + = {bksp}',
			'_ \\ | ~ < > $ \u00a3 \u00a5 {enter}',
			'{meta1} . , ? ! \' " {meta1}',
			'{normal} {space} {normal} {accept}'
		]
	}

});

Custom: iPad email


* Thanks to gitaarik for sharing!.

HTML

<textarea id="ipad-email"></textarea>

Script

$('#ipad-email').keyboard({

	display: {
		'bksp'   : '\u2190',
		'enter'  : 'return',
		'normal' : 'ABC',
		'meta1'  : '.?123',
		'meta2'  : '#+=',
		'accept' : '\u21d3'
	},

	layout: 'custom',
	customLayout: {
		'normal': [
			'q w e r t y u i o p {bksp}',
			'a s d f g h j k l {enter}',
			'{s} z x c v b n m @ . {s}',
			'{meta1} {space} _ - {accept}'
		],
		'shift': [
			'Q W E R T Y U I O P {bksp}',
			'A S D F G H J K L {enter}',
			'{s} Z X C V B N M @ . {s}',
			'{meta1} {space} _ - {accept}'
		],
		'meta1': [
			'1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 {bksp}',
			'` | { } % ^ * / \' {enter}',
			'{meta2} $ & ~ # = + . {meta2}',
			'{normal} {space} ! ? {accept}'
		],
		'meta2': [
			'[ ] { } \u2039 \u203a ^ * " , {bksp}',
			'\\ | / < > $ \u00a3 \u00a5 \u2022 {enter}',
			'{meta1} \u20ac & ~ # = + . {meta1}',
			'{normal} {space} ! ? {accept}'
		]
	}

});

Custom: Lockable


* cursor arrow keys.
* keyboard enable/disable toggle.
* include {del} key (opposite of {bksp})

HTML

<input id="lockable" type="text">

Script

$('#lockable').keyboard({
	layout: 'custom',
	customLayout: {
		'normal': [
			'` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = {bksp}',
			'{tab} q w e r t y u i o p [ ] \\',
			'a s d f g h j k l ; \' {enter}',
			'{shift} z x c v b n m , . / {shift}',
			'{accept} {space} {left} {right} {sp:.2} {del} {toggle}'
		],
		'shift': [
			'~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + {bksp}',
			'{tab} Q W E R T Y U I O P { } |',
			'A S D F G H J K L : " {enter}',
			'{shift} Z X C V B N M < > ? {shift}',
			'{accept} {space} {left} {right} {sp:.2} {del} {toggle}'
		]
	},
	css: {
		// add dark themed class to keyboard popup
		// to use bright svg padlock icon
		popup : 'ui-keyboard-dark-theme'
	}
})
.addTyping();