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Asked: 2026-05-25T17:00:47+00:00

How can I prevent the cursor from jumping to the beginning or end of

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How can I prevent the cursor from jumping to the beginning or end of a textbox when up or down arrow key is pressed, using JavaScript and jQuery?

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    <input type="text" />


    $("input:text").keydown(function(e){
   if(e.which == 38 || e.which == 40) 
       e.preventDefault();
});

    You can prevent default on the up and down arrow keys.

    http://jsfiddle.net/C5ZCE/

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