# Keyboard "enter"...how to equate this interaction with a dedicated "enter" button?

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-enter-how-to-equate-this-interaction-with-a-dedicated-enter-button/586086>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [May 23, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-enter-how-to-equate-this-interaction-with-a-dedicated-enter-button/586086 "2020-05-23T07:16:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![bapay9897673d8ia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@bapay9897673d8ia](https://community.thunkable.com/u/bapay9897673d8ia)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-enter-how-to-equate-this-interaction-with-a-dedicated-enter-button/586086/1 "2020-05-23T07:16:36Z")

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Hi Thunkers,

I have an “enter” button for users to tap after inputting text, however, I also recognize that many users habitually use the keyboard “enter” button after typing. Therefore the act of hitting “enter” or “carriage return” on the keyboard should perform all the code behind my dedicated “enter” button. Can anyone tell me how to create the required link between the app’s “enter” button and the “enter” key on the keyboard?

Appreciate your reading.

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-enter-how-to-equate-this-interaction-with-a-dedicated-enter-button/586086/2 "2020-06-11T12:01:29Z")

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Hi @bapay9897673d8ia

In the Advanced properties for the text\_input there’s a `ReturnKeyType` property

 ![return_key_type](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/6/6/66399d50558eb2c5f077992ef974d012be959778.png)

Is that the sort of thing you are looking for?

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**Author:** ![backscratcher2007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/backscratcher2007/32/104623_2.png) [@backscratcher2007](https://community.thunkable.com/u/backscratcher2007)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 5:55am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-enter-how-to-equate-this-interaction-with-a-dedicated-enter-button/586086/3 "2021-05-11T05:55:35Z")

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Hi @bapay9897673d8ia  
I was scrolling through through all the topics and found this. I believe the text input comes with a block called when submit clicked, that would be the return key, you could try that out. Attaching a screenshot from my code.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/c/d/cd4f5f1724fbc6daedeb05eaad82e7fd15a5b341.png)

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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, 11:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-enter-how-to-equate-this-interaction-with-a-dedicated-enter-button/586086/4 "2024-11-08T11:27:24Z")

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