on-screen keyboard

Software input display

A keyboard displayed on a computer or device screen rather than as physical hardware.

Users tap or click the virtual keys to type.

On-screen keyboards serve touchscreen devices like phones and tablets, provide accessibility for users who cannot operate physical keyboards, and offer security against keystroke-logging malware.

The on-screen keyboard popped up when I tapped the text field.

Related

tablet · smartphone · QWERTY · keys · software · accessibility · autocorrect · swipe · tap · digital · input · display · predictive · emoji · backspace · spacebar · mobile · Windows

Categories
Opposites
input physicality

on-screen keyboardmechanical keyboard

Switch-based typing device

typewriter · ergonomic keyboard · USB keyboard · wireless keyboard · Bluetooth keyboard

input method type

on-screen keyboardspeech-to-text

Audio-to-written conversion technology

voice recognition · dictation · handwriting recognition · gesture control · eye tracking

Family

screen, keyboard, screens, screened, screening, keyboards, keyboarding, board, boards

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G