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Why am I here?<\/h2>\n

If someone gave you a link to this page, they probably think your web form unintentionally submits when Japanese users hit the Enter key to confirm their input. This page will give you a brief description of what this problem is, why it happens, why it\u2019s a big deal, and how to fix it.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the problem?<\/h2>\n

Japanese text input, also known as IME (Input Method Editor), involves typing the pronunciation of a word or phrase, and then hitting the Enter key to confirm the conversion to the actual Japanese characters. For instance, to type \u201c\u304a\u306f\u3088\u3046\u201d (ohayou), the user would type \u201cohayou\u201d and then hit Enter to confirm the conversion.<\/p>\n

If a form\u2019s default behavior is to submit on the Enter key, Japanese users will not be able to properly input text because as soon as they hit Enter to confirm their input, the form will submit prematurely.<\/p>\n

Is it a big deal? The form still submits, right?<\/h2>\n

This problem causes immense frustration for users because unintentional form submissions often interrupt text entry and make it virtually impossible to type more than one sentence. No one wants web forms constantly interrupting the input process like this:<\/p>\n