Virtual Keyboard

Original by Jeremy Satterfield, updated & maintained by Rob Garrison

Click on the keyboard title, then scroll down to see its code

QWERTY Text


* Placeholder (watermark).
* Autocomplete.
<!-- HTML -->
<input class="qwerty" type="text" placeholder="Enter something...">
// Script
// Autocomplete demo
var availableTags = ["ActionScript", "AppleScript", "Asp", "BASIC", "C", "C++", "Clojure",
 "COBOL", "ColdFusion", "Erlang", "Fortran", "Groovy", "Haskell", "Java", "JavaScript",
 "Lisp", "Perl", "PHP", "Python", "Ruby", "Scala", "Scheme" ];

$('.qwerty:eq(0)')
 .keyboard({ layout: 'qwerty' })
 .autocomplete({
  source: availableTags
 })
 .addAutocomplete()
 .addTyping();

QWERTY Password

<!-- HTML -->
<input class="qwerty" type="password">
// Script
$('.qwerty:eq(1)')
 .keyboard({ 
  openOn : null,
  stayOpen : true,
  layout : 'qwerty'
 })
 .addTyping();
$('#passwd').click(function(){
 $('.qwerty:eq(1)').getkeyboard().reveal();
});

* Click icon to open keyboard.
* Stay open until accept/cancel.
* Key hover disabled in this type.

QWERTY Text Area


* Locked input (no manual input).
* Position the hidden caret!
* Known readonly bug in Safari.
<!-- HTML -->
<textarea class="qwerty"></textarea>
// Script
$('.qwerty:eq(2)')
 .keyboard({
  layout   : 'qwerty',
  lockInput: true // prevent manual keyboard entry
 })
 .addTyping();

International

<!-- HTML -->
<textarea id="inter"></textarea>
// Script
$('#inter')
 .keyboard({ layout: 'international' })
 .addTyping();

// Script - typing extension
$('#inter').getkeyboard().reveal().typeIn('\tHello \b\n\tWorld', 500);

Alphabetical

<!-- HTML -->
<textarea id="alpha"></textarea>
// Script
$('#alpha')
 .keyboard({ layout: 'alpha' })
 .addTyping();

Dvorak

<!-- HTML -->
<textarea id="dvorak"></textarea>
// Script
$('#dvorak')
 .keyboard({ layout: 'dvorak' })
 .addTyping();

Num Pad

<!-- HTML -->
<input id="num" class="alignRight" type="text">
// Script
$('#num')
 .keyboard({
  layout : 'num',
  restrictInput : true, // Prevent keys not in the displayed keyboard from being typed in
  preventPaste : true,  // prevent ctrl-v and right click
  autoAccept : true
 })
 .addTyping();

* Input restricted.
* Pasting (ctrl-v) not allowed.
* Auto accept content.

Custom: Hex

<!-- HTML -->
<input id="hex" type="text">
// Script
$('#hex')
 .keyboard({
  layout: 'custom',
  customLayout: {
   'default' : [
    'C D E F',
    '8 9 A B',
    '4 5 6 7',
    '0 1 2 3',
    '{bksp} {a} {c}'
   ]
  },
  maxLength : 6,
  restrictInput : true, // Prevent keys not in the displayed keyboard from being typed in
  useCombos : false // don't want A+E to become a ligature
 })
 .addTyping();

* maxLength = 6.
* Input restricted.

Custom: Meta Sets

<!-- HTML -->
<textarea id="meta"></textarea>
// Script
$('#meta')
 .keyboard({
  layout: 'custom',
  display: {
   'alt'    : 'AltGr:It\'s all Greek to me',
   'meta1'  : '\u2666:end of alphabet', // Diamond with label that shows in the title (spaces are okay here)
   'meta2'  : '\u2665:Russian',         // Heart
   'meta3'  : '\u2663:zodiac',          // Club
   'meta99' : '\u2660:numbers'          // Spade
  },
  customLayout: {
   'default' : [
    // Add labels using a ":" after the key's name and replace spaces with "_"
    // without the labels this line is just 'a b c d e f g'
    'a:a_letter,_that_sounds_like_"ey" b:a_bug_that_makes_honey c:is_when_I_look_around d:a_grade,_I_never_got e:is_what_girls_say_when_they_run_away_from_me f:u,_is_what_I_say_to_those_screaming_girls! g:gee,_is_that_the_end_of_my_wittiness?',
    '{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta2} {meta3} {meta99}',
    '{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
   ],
   'shift' : [
    'A B C D E F G',
    '{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta2} {meta3} {meta99}',
    '{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
   ],
   'alt' : [ 
    '\u03b1 \u03b2 \u03b3 \u03b4 \u03b5 \u03b6 \u03b7', // lower case Greek
    '{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta2} {meta3} {meta99}',
    '{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
   ],
   'alt-shift' : [
    '\u0391 \u0392 \u0393 \u0394 \u0395 \u0396 \u0397', // upper case Greek
    '{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta2} {meta3} {meta99}',
    '{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
   ],
   'meta1' : [
    't u v w x y z', // lower case end of alphabet
    '{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta2} {meta3} {meta99}',
    '{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
   ],
   'meta1-shift' : [
    'T U V W X Y Z', // upper case
    '{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta2} {meta3} {meta99}',
    '{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
   ],
   'meta1-alt' : [
    '0 9 8 7 6 5 4', // numbers
    '{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta2} {meta3} {meta99}',
    '{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
   ],
   'meta1-alt-shift' : [
    ') ( * & ^ % $', // shifted numbers
    '{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta2} {meta3} {meta99}',
    '{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
   ],
   'meta2' : [
    '\u0430 \u0431 \u0432 \u0433 \u0434 \u0435 \u0436', // lower case Russian
    '{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta2} {meta3} {meta99}',
    '{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
   ],
   'meta2-shift' : [
    '\u0410 \u0411 \u0412 \u0413 \u0414 \u0415 \u0416', // upper case Russian
    '{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta2} {meta3} {meta99}',
    '{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
   ],
   'meta3' : [
    '\u2648 \u2649 \u264A \u264B \u264C \u264D \u264E', // Zodiac
    '{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta2} {meta3} {meta99}',
    '{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
   ],
   'meta99' : [
    '1 2 3 4 5 6 7', // only because I ran out of ideas
    '{shift} {alt} {meta1} {meta2} {meta3} {meta99}',
    '{bksp} {sp:1} {accept} {cancel}'
   ]
  }
 })
 .addTyping();

//Script - typing extension
var meta = $('#meta').getkeyboard();
meta.reveal().typeIn('aBcD1112389\u2648\u2649', 700, function(){ meta.accept(); alert('all done!'); });

Custom: Junk

<!-- HTML -->
<textarea id="junk"></textarea>
// Script
$('#junk')
 .keyboard({
  layout: 'custom',
  customLayout: {
   'default' : [
    'a e i o u y c',
    '` \' " ~ {sp:1} {dec}',
    '{tab} {enter} {bksp}',
    '{space}',
    '{accept} {cancel} {shift}'
   ],
   'shift' : [
    'A E I O U Y C',
    '` \' " ~ {sp:1} {dec}',
    '{t} {sp:1} {e} {sp:1} {b}',
    '{space}',
    '{a} {sp:1} {c} {sp:1} {s}'
   ]
  },
  // Added here as an example on how to add combos
  combos : {
   'a' : { e: '\u00e6' },
   'A' : { E: '\u00c6' }
  },
  // example callback function
  accepted : function(e, keyboard, el){ alert('The content "' + el.value + '" was accepted!'); }
 })
 .addTyping();

* Use shift key - see action key sizes.
* Use the decimal - only one allowed.
* Type in 'ae' and other combo keys.
* Accept content to see the callback.

Custom: Mapped Keys

<!-- HTML -->
<textarea id="map"></textarea>
// Script
// *** Mapped keys ***
$('#map').keyboard({
 layout: 'custom',
 customLayout: {
  'default' : [ 
   // "n(a):title_or_tooltip"; n = new key, (a) = actual key, ":label" = title_or_tooltip (use an underscore "_" in place of a space " ")
   '\u03b1(a):lower_case_alpha_(type_a) \u03b2(b):lower_case_beta_(type_b) \u03b3(c):lower_case_gamma_(type_c) \u03b4(d):lower_case_delta_(type_d) \u03b5(e):lower_case_epsilon_(type_e) \u03b6(f):lower_case_zeta_(type_f) \u03b7(g):lower_case_eta_(type_g)', // lower case Greek
   '{shift} {accept} {cancel}'
  ],
  'shift' : [
   '\u0391(A) \u0392(B) \u0393(C) \u0394(D) \u0395(E) \u0396(F) \u0397(G)', // upper case Greek
   '{shift} {accept} {cancel}'
  ]
 },
 usePreview: false // no preveiw
});

* No preview window.
* Type in a-g.
* Type in A-G (shifted).

Custom: Hidden

Hidden input
<!-- HTML -->
<a href="#" class="hiddenInput">Hidden input</a>
<!-- DON'T use type="hidden" because IE doesn't like hidden inputs -->
<input id="hidden" type="text" style="display:none;">
// Script
// *** Hidden input example ***
// click on a link - add focus to hidden input
$('.hiddenInput').click(function(){
 $('#hidden').trigger('focus.keyboard');
 return false;
});
// Initialize keyboard script on hidden input
// set "position.of" to the same link as above
$('#hidden')
 .keyboard({ 
  layout   : 'qwerty',
  position : {
   of : $('.hiddenInput'),
   my : 'center top',
   at : 'center top'
  }
 })
 .addTyping();

Custom: iPad

<!-- HTML -->
<textarea id="ipad"></textarea>
// Script
$('#ipad').keyboard({

	display: {
		'bksp'   :  "\u2190",
		'accept' : 'return',
		'default': 'ABC',
		'meta1'  : '.?123',
		'meta2'  : '#+='
	},

	layout: 'custom',

	customLayout: {

		'default': [
			'q w e r t y u i o p {bksp}',
			'a s d f g h j k l {enter}',
			'{s} z x c v b n m , . {s}',
			'{meta1} {space} {meta1} {accept}'
		],
		'shift': [
			'Q W E R T Y U I O P {bksp}',
			'A S D F G H J K L {enter}',
			'{s} Z X C V B N M ! ? {s}',
			'{meta1} {space} {meta1} {accept}'
		],
		'meta1': [
			'1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 {bksp}',
			'- / : ; ( ) \u20ac & @ {enter}',
			'{meta2} . , ? ! \' " {meta2}',
			'{default} {space} {default} {accept}'
		],
		'meta2': [
			'[ ] { } # % ^ * + = {bksp}',
			'_ \\ | ~ < > $ \u00a3 \u00a5 {enter}',
			'{meta1} . , ? ! \' " {meta1}',
			'{default} {space} {default} {accept}'
		]

	}

});

* Thanks to gitaarik for sharing!.

Custom: iPad email input

<!-- HTML -->
<textarea id="ipad-email"></textarea>
// Script
$('#ipad-email').keyboard({

	display: {
		'bksp'   : '\u2190',
		'enter'  : 'return',
		'default': 'ABC',
		'meta1'  : '.?123',
		'meta2'  : '#+=',
		'accept' : '\u21d3'
	},

	layout: 'custom',

	customLayout: {

		'default': [
			'q w e r t y u i o p {bksp}',
			'a s d f g h j k l {enter}',
			'{s} z x c v b n m @ . {s}',
			'{meta1} {space} _ - {accept}'
		],
		'shift': [
			'Q W E R T Y U I O P {bksp}',
			'A S D F G H J K L {enter}',
			'{s} Z X C V B N M @ . {s}',
			'{meta1} {space} _ - {accept}'
		],
		'meta1': [
			'1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 {bksp}',
			'` | { } % ^ * / \' {enter}',
			'{meta2} $ & ~ # = + . {meta2}',
			'{default} {space} ! ? {accept}'
		],
		'meta2': [
			'[ ] { } \u2039 \u203a ^ * " , {bksp}',
			'\\ | / < > $ \u00a3 \u00a5 \u2022 {enter}',
			'{meta1} \u20ac & ~ # = + . {meta1}',
			'{default} {space} ! ? {accept}'
		]

	}

});

* Thanks to gitaarik for sharing!.