# Keyboard input for gaming **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [March 11, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-input-for-gaming/1160935 "2021-03-11T18:20:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rothmana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@rothmana](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rothmana)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-input-for-gaming/1160935/1 "2021-03-11T18:20:50Z")
Is there a way to use Keyboard input (U/D/L/R) as events for gaming? ---
**Author:** ![eko.devs.apploroceo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eko.devs.apploroceo/32/93147_2.png) [@eko.devs.apploroceo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eko.devs.apploroceo)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-input-for-gaming/1160935/2 "2021-03-13T11:42:12Z")
u mean for web apps? ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-input-for-gaming/1160935/3 "2021-03-13T16:52:10Z")
I don’t see a way to do that. That’s surprising, actually. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/c/6/c6eaefe29ba5fde47d6eb8fadef1f357a65bfedf.png) ---
**Author:** ![rothmana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@rothmana](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rothmana)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-input-for-gaming/1160935/4 "2021-03-18T17:27:39Z")
For students who might play their games in browser test mode. Easier to maneuver sprites with keyboard controls ---
**Author:** ![eko.devs.apploroceo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eko.devs.apploroceo/32/93147_2.png) [@eko.devs.apploroceo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eko.devs.apploroceo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-input-for-gaming/1160935/5 "2021-03-19T03:57:54Z")
i guess possible somehow i hope so let me do some research ---
**Author:** ![eko.devs.apploroceo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eko.devs.apploroceo/32/93147_2.png) [@eko.devs.apploroceo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eko.devs.apploroceo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-input-for-gaming/1160935/6 "2021-03-19T04:39:56Z")
hmm @tatiang actually somehow using text input it is possible i used the gaming inputs and i made a short app [https://x.thunkable.com/copy/ed34bd6169cb5e94f648d7709d65388e](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/ed34bd6169cb5e94f648d7709d65388e) but its actually still hard but i will try and work more in it ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 5:19am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-input-for-gaming/1160935/7 "2021-03-19T05:19:58Z")
It’s a good idea but it’s not really going to work. There needs to be an event for keyboard press and there isn’t one yet. ---
**Author:** ![eko.devs.apploroceo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eko.devs.apploroceo/32/93147_2.png) [@eko.devs.apploroceo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eko.devs.apploroceo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 7:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-input-for-gaming/1160935/8 "2021-03-19T07:28:22Z")
thanks well i am still trying to do it as some or the other way i guess its possible @tatiang well can u help me that how can we make textbox unfocus to false `for the thing im trying` ---
**Author:** ![eko.devs.apploroceo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eko.devs.apploroceo/32/93147_2.png) [@eko.devs.apploroceo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eko.devs.apploroceo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-input-for-gaming/1160935/9 "2021-03-19T07:45:38Z")
just trying to get to rid of this i made this project check it [https://x.thunkable.com/copy/5b37b1f387de78969caa2fdc92b93446](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/5b37b1f387de78969caa2fdc92b93446) if it helps @tatiang , @rothmana seems hard but trying to get to rid of this 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-input-for-gaming/1160935/10 "2021-03-19T17:16:40Z")
I appreciate that you’re trying to come up with a creative solution for this but I don’t feel it’s worth it to spend time on this. There needs to be an event block just like with a “click” block but for a key press. Asking users to click on a text input field and then press keys is just too much. ---
**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, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-input-for-gaming/1160935/11 "2024-11-08T13:28:55Z")