# Action on enter key in text box

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/action-on-enter-key-in-text-box/66653>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [January 29, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/action-on-enter-key-in-text-box/66653 "2019-01-29T11:52:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![lflfm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dec6dc/32.png) [@lflfm](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lflfm)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/action-on-enter-key-in-text-box/66653/1 "2019-01-29T11:52:02Z")

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Is it me or we’re unable to trigger something when the user is done typing in a text box…?  
(In fact, we should have two triggers in text box: “on Type” and “on enter/done”)…?

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**Author:** ![volkangerh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/volkangerh/32/45368_2.png) [@volkangerh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/volkangerh)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/action-on-enter-key-in-text-box/66653/2 "2020-04-28T00:02:58Z")

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> [@lflfm](#):
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> s it me or we’re unable to trigger something when the user is done typing in a text b

I am also looking for an answer for this question! I tried all the returnKeyType options, but I guess that’s just cosmetic?

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**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/action-on-enter-key-in-text-box/66653/3 "2020-04-28T02:20:03Z")

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This was actually talked about earlier today on the forum. You can do something like a search bar. But instead of pulling up a list, it could do other actions.

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/action-on-enter-key-in-text-box/66653/4 "2024-11-08T11:29:36Z")

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