Case ce-0002-ime-enter-breaks · Scenario scenario-ime-interaction-patterns

Composition is cancelled when pressing Enter inside contenteditable

OS: Windows 11 Device: Desktop or Laptop Any Browser: Chrome 120.0 Keyboard: Korean (IME) Status: draft
composition ime enter

Phenomenon

When composing Korean text with an IME in a contenteditable element, pressing Enter cancels the composition and sometimes commits only a partial syllable. In some browser and IME combinations, the caret moves to the next line but the last composed character is lost.

Reproduction example

  1. Focus the editable area.
  2. Activate a Korean IME.
  3. Type several syllables but do not finalize the composition.
  4. Press Enter to insert a new line.

Observed behavior

  • The compositionend event fires with incomplete data.
  • The caret moves to the next line.
  • The last composed syllable is missing from the DOM text content.

Expected behavior

  • The IME finalizes the current composition before inserting a line break.
  • The last composed syllable remains in the DOM text content.

Notes and possible direction for workarounds

  • Observe the sequence of beforeinput, compositionend, and input events in the playground.
  • Check whether the browser emits a beforeinput event with inputType = 'insertParagraph' before or after compositionend.
  • A possible workaround is to intercept Enter on keydown and prevent the default behavior while waiting for composition to complete, but this changes the native editing behavior and must be evaluated carefully per product.
Before
Hello
Korean composition in progress
❌ After (Bug)
Hello 하
Final consonant 'ㄴ' lost
vs
✅ Expected
Hello 한
Expected: '한' preserved

Browser compatibility matrix

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Current case
Confirmed
Draft
No case documented

All variants (detailed table)

Complete list of all cases for this scenario with full environment details.

Case OS Device Browser Keyboard Status
ce-0002-ime-enter-breaks Windows 11 Desktop or Laptop Any Chrome 120.0 Korean (IME) draft
ce-0004-ime-backspace-removes-whole-syllable Windows 11 Desktop or Laptop Any Chrome 120.0 Korean (IME) draft
ce-0022-ime-enter-breaks-firefox Windows 11 Desktop or Laptop Any Firefox 120.0 Korean IME draft
ce-0030-backspace-composition-chrome macOS Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop or Laptop Any Chrome 120.0 Japanese IME draft
ce-0035-backspace-deletes-whole-word macOS Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop or Laptop Any Safari 120.0 US draft
ce-0042-input-events-duplicate Windows 11 Desktop or Laptop Any Edge 120.0 US draft
ce-0058-contenteditable-with-autocomplete macOS Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop or Laptop Any Chrome 120.0 US draft
ce-0070-contenteditable-with-autocapitalize iOS 17.0 iPhone Any Safari 17.0 US draft
ce-0071-contenteditable-with-autocorrect iOS 17.0 iPhone Any Safari 17.0 US draft
ce-0181-japanese-ime-enter-breaks-chrome Windows 11 Desktop or Laptop Any Chrome 120.0 Japanese (IME) draft
ce-0182-chinese-ime-enter-breaks-safari macOS 14.0 Desktop or Laptop Any Safari 17.0 Chinese (IME - Pinyin) draft
ce-0185-japanese-ime-backspace-granularity-chrome Windows 11 Desktop or Laptop Any Chrome 120.0 Japanese (IME) draft
ce-0186-chinese-ime-backspace-granularity-safari macOS 14.0 Desktop or Laptop Any Safari 17.0 Chinese (IME - Pinyin) draft
ce-0195-thai-ime-enter-breaks-chrome Windows 11 Desktop or Laptop Any Chrome 120.0 Thai (IME) draft
ce-0196-vietnamese-ime-enter-breaks-edge Windows 11 Desktop or Laptop Any Edge 120.0 Vietnamese (IME) draft
ce-0199-thai-ime-backspace-granularity-chrome Windows 11 Desktop or Laptop Any Chrome 120.0 Thai (IME) draft
ce-0200-vietnamese-ime-backspace-granularity-edge Windows 11 Desktop or Laptop Any Edge 120.0 Vietnamese (IME) draft
ce-0217-keyboard-handlers-iscomposing-false-ios-safari-korean iOS 17.0+ iPhone or iPad Any Safari 17.0+ Korean (IME) draft
ce-0565-chrome-121-oninput-offset-0 Windows 11 Desktop Any Chrome 121.0.6167.86 US QWERTY confirmed
ce-0579 macOS 15.0 (Sequoia) Desktop Any All Browsers (ProseMirror context) Latest (Nov 2025) Apple Magic Keyboard (US) confirmed
ce-0581 Android 14.0 / 15.0 Smartphone Any Chrome 131.0+ Gboard (Emoji) confirmed

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Reported environment
OS: Windows 11
Device: Desktop or Laptop Any
Browser: Chrome 120.0
Keyboard: Korean (IME)
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