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Keyboard Navigation
Updated on Oct 28, 2025
The keyboard navigation of the Filter component is always available.
The Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Filter component supports the following keyboard shortcuts:
| SHORTCUT | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
Enter | Enables the inner navigation of the currently focused filter row or filter expression row |
Esc | Exits the inner navigation of the currently focused filter row or filter expression row |
Left arrow | Focuses the previous focusable element inside a filter row or filter expression row |
Right arrow | Focuses the next focusable element inside a filter row or filter expression row |
Up arrow | When the focus is on a filter row or filter expression row, the focus is moved to the previous filter row or filter expression row |
Down arrow | When the focus is on a filter row or filter expression row, the focus is moved to the next filter row or filter expression row |
For a complete example, refer to the demo on keyboard navigation of the Filter.