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.NET MAUI AutoComplete Keyboard Support

Updated on Nov 7, 2025

Telerik UI for .NET MAUI AutoComplete provides keyboard navigation support on WinUI and Mac Catalyst.

The following table lists the actions and keyboard combinations that are available in the AutoComplete control:

Hotkey CombinationsAction
TabFocuses the control and opens the suggestion view.
EnterCommits the selected item from the suggestion view and closes the suggestion view.
EscTakes effect only when the suggestion view is opened. It closes the suggestion view of the AutoComplete control.
Up Arrow / Down ArrowWhen the suggestion view is opened, pressing Up/Down Arrows changes the highlighted item in the suggestion view list.
PageUp / PageDownWhen the suggestion view is opened, pressing PageUp/PageDown changes the highlighted item. PageUp navigates to the first item in the visible area, PageDown navigates to the last item in the visible area.
Backspace (WinUI)When there are tokens in the input area, pressing the Backspace key deletes the token.

The first item in the suggestion view is highlighted by default (set as CuttentItem) when the view gets opened.

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