Javascript Keydown does not work on iPad/iPhone with external Keyboard

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MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/keydown_event

What specific section or headline is this issue about?

External keyboard on iPad/iPhone

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

Apple still limits external keyboard support in third-party browsers (like Chrome) on iOS, especially for:
• Tab
• Enter
• Function keys
• Arrow keys (in some contexts)

What did you expect to see?

Nothing

Do you have any supporting links, references, or citations?

Try it with external keyborad and test in
https://keycode.info

Do you have anything more you want to share?

Nope

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• Folder: en-us/web/api/element/keydown_event
• MDN URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/keydown_event
• GitHub URL: https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/main/files/en-us/web/api/element/keydown_event/index.md
• Last commit: mdn/content@a84b606
• Document last modified: 2025-06-24T06:12:11.000Z