# Keyboard Navigation

The keyboard navigation of the ComboBox is always available. The dropdown arrow button serves mouse and touch interaction. To open the popup with the keyboard, press `Alt+Down Arrow`.

The ComboBox supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

| SHORTCUT                  | DESCRIPTION                                                                   |
| :------------------------ | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Alt & Down Arrow`        | Opens the popup.                                                              |
| `Alt & Up Arrow` or `Esc` | Closes the popup.                                                             |
| `Esc`                     | Resets the value when Popup is closed.                                        |
| `Down Arrow`              | Selects the next available item. Highlights it only if the popup is open.     |
| `Up Arrow`                | Selects the previous available item. Highlights it only if the popup is open. |
| `Home`                    | Moves cursor to the beginning of the input.                                   |
| `End`                     | Moves cursor to the end of the input.                                         |
| `Page Up`                 | Scrolls the popup list up.                                                    |
| `Page Down`               | Scrolls the popup list down.                                                  |

The following example demonstrates the supported keyboard shortcuts.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/demos/dropdowns/combobox/keyboard_navigation/source.txt)

## Suggested Links

* [API Reference of the ComboBox](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/components/dropdowns/api/comboboxcomponent)
* [Accessibility](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/components/dropdowns/combobox/accessibility)