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sidebar_label: Keyboard.down
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---
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# Keyboard.down() method
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Dispatches a `keydown` event.
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**Signature:**
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```typescript
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class Keyboard {
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down(
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key: KeyInput,
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options?: {
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text?: string;
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}
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): Promise<void>;
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}
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```
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## Parameters
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| Parameter | Type | Description |
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| --------- | ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| key | [KeyInput](./puppeteer.keyinput.md) | Name of key to press, such as <code>ArrowLeft</code>. See [KeyInput](./puppeteer.keyinput.md) for a list of all key names. |
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| options | { text?: string; } | <i>(Optional)</i> An object of options. Accepts text which, if specified, generates an input event with this text. |
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**Returns:**
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Promise<void>
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## Remarks
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If `key` is a single character and no modifier keys besides `Shift` are being held down, a `keypress`/`input` event will also generated. The `text` option can be specified to force an input event to be generated. If `key` is a modifier key, `Shift`, `Meta`, `Control`, or `Alt`, subsequent key presses will be sent with that modifier active. To release the modifier key, use [Keyboard.up()](./puppeteer.keyboard.up.md).
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After the key is pressed once, subsequent calls to [Keyboard.down()](./puppeteer.keyboard.down.md) will have [repeat](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/repeat) set to true. To release the key, use [Keyboard.up()](./puppeteer.keyboard.up.md).
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Modifier keys DO influence [Keyboard.down()](./puppeteer.keyboard.down.md). Holding down `Shift` will type the text in upper case.
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