puppeteer/website/versioned_docs/version-22.8.1/api/puppeteer.keyboard.sendcharacter.md

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Keyboard.sendCharacter

Keyboard.sendCharacter() method

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

Signature:

class Keyboard {
  abstract sendCharacter(char: string): Promise<void>;
}

Parameters

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

**Returns:**

Promise<void>

Remarks

Modifier keys DO NOT effect Keyboard.sendCharacter. Holding down Shift will not type the text in upper case.

Example

page.keyboard.sendCharacter('嗨');