puppeteer/new-docs/puppeteer.keyboard.sendcharacter.md

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## Keyboard.sendCharacter() method

Dispatches a `keypress` and `input` event. This does not send a `keydown` or `keyup` event.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
sendCharacter(char: string): Promise<void>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  char | string | Character to send into the page. |

<b>Returns:</b>

Promise&lt;void&gt;

## Remarks

Modifier keys DO NOT effect [Keyboard.sendCharacter](./puppeteer.keyboard.sendcharacter.md)<!-- -->. Holding down `Shift` will not type the text in upper case.

## Example


```js
page.keyboard.sendCharacter('嗨');

```