Inserting a tab character in Firefox

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Typing the tab character in browser text boxes

Firefox makes it hard to insert a tab. Whenever I hit tab it changes the focus. Currently, the only workaround I know of is to put a tab in the clipboard and paste instead. Anyone have a better solution?

@Eight: I know, its just that I wanted to know if someone had a better solution than cut and paste — Casebash, Feb 20 '10 at 06:22
duplicate: http://superuser.com/questions/67934/typing-the-tab-character-in-browser-text-boxes — goldPseudo, Feb 20 '10 at 06:43

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 20 '10 at 06:30

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You can push ALT + 09

answered Feb 20 '10 at 06:30

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Why on EARTH was this downvoted? It's PERFECT! – Christopher Mar 24 '10 at 00:37
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It seems not to work in Firefox. It works perfectly in the notepad but in Firefox nothing happens. – das Keks Aug 08 '15 at 12:37
I downvoted this because it's not at all clear what pushing "ALT + 09" means. – dbrane Dec 10 '21 at 17:39

John T · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-19T05:38:26.823

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As previously mentioned, by default Tab will change focus to another field in most browsers. This allows people to navigate without a mouse. If you want to actually insert a tab character into textareas, you can use the Tabinta add-on (Tabinta = Tab in textarea). Tabinta also lets you use an alternate character to insert a tab, if you want to keep the default tab functionality set for the tab key.

edited Feb 19 '10 at 05:38

answered Feb 19 '10 at 05:33

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This add-on isn't compatible with Firefox anymore. – rory.ap Nov 05 '18 at 15:02
The URL no longer works either (at no fault of the answer, it has been nearly a decade since this question was answered and Firefox has changed a lot). – aoeu Apr 15 '19 at 13:21

Inserting a tab character in Firefox

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