# Keyboard Navigation

The keyboard navigation of the SegmentedControl is always available.

For a complete example, refer to the [demo on keyboard navigation of the SegmentedControl](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/segmentedcontrol/keyboard-navigation).

The SegmentedControl supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

| SHORTCUT           | DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                                                       |
| :----------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Tab`              | Moves the focus into the SegmentedControl (to the selected or first button). Pressing `Tab` again moves the focus out of the component to the next focusable element on the page. |
| `Shift`+`Tab`      | Moves the focus out of the SegmentedControl to the previous focusable element on the page.                                                                                        |
| `ArrowLeft`        | Moves the focus to the previous button and selects it.                                                                                                                            |
| `ArrowRight`       | Moves the focus to the next button and selects it.                                                                                                                                |
| `Enter` or `Space` | Activates the focused button and selects the corresponding segment.                                                                                                               |

> Starting with the 2026 Q4 release, the SegmentedControl is a single tab stop that uses a roving `tabindex`. To move between the buttons, use `ArrowLeft` and `ArrowRight` instead of `Tab` and `Shift`+`Tab`. For more information, refer to the [2026 breaking changes](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/backwards-compatibility/2026-backward-compatibility).

## See Also

* [Keyboard Navigation by the SegmentedControl (Demo)](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/segmentedcontrol/keyboard-navigation)
* [Keyboard Support in Kendo UI for jQuery](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/accessibility/accessibility-overview#keyboard-navigation)
* [Accessibility in the SegmentedControl](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/controls/segmentedcontrol/accessibility/overview)