HTML Input field force numbers

mobile user-input wml
user picture user · Sep 17, 2010 · Viewed 49.6k times · Source

Is it possible to create an input field that sets the default input character set to numbers on a mobile phone (so the NUMERICAL KEYBOARD POPS UP)?
For example to make it easier type in a telephone number into a HTML form.

Answer

Brian Campbell picture Brian Campbell · Sep 17, 2010

To make inputing numbers easier, use <input type="number">. To make entering phone numbers easier, use <input type="tel">. Not all phone will support them, but the iPhone at least will give you a numeric keypad by default instead of the normal keyboard. See the spec and Dive Into HTML5 for more information.

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