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## Keyboard.press() method

Shortcut for [Keyboard.down()](./puppeteer.keyboard.down.md) and [Keyboard.up()](./puppeteer.keyboard.up.md)<!-- -->.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
press(key: KeyInput, options?: {
        delay?: number;
        text?: string;
    }): Promise<void>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  key | [KeyInput](./puppeteer.keyinput.md) | Name of key to press, such as <code>ArrowLeft</code>. See [KeyInput](./puppeteer.keyinput.md) for a list of all key names. |
|  options | { delay?: number; text?: string; } | An object of options. Accepts text which, if specified, generates an input event with this text. Accepts delay which, if specified, is the time to wait between <code>keydown</code> and <code>keyup</code> in milliseconds. Defaults to 0. |

<b>Returns:</b>

Promise&lt;void&gt;

## Remarks

If `key` is a single character and no modifier keys besides `Shift` are being held down, a `keypress`<!-- -->/`input` event will also generated. The `text` option can be specified to force an input event to be generated.

Modifier keys DO effect [Keyboard.press()](./puppeteer.keyboard.press.md)<!-- -->. Holding down `Shift` will type the text in upper case.

