Case ce-0058-contenteditable-with-autocomplete · Scenario scenario-ime-interaction-patterns

Autocomplete suggestions do not appear for contenteditable

OS: macOS Ubuntu 22.04 Device: Desktop or Laptop Any Browser: Chrome 120.0 Keyboard: US Status: draft
autocomplete suggestions chrome

Phenomenon

Browser autocomplete suggestions (for forms, addresses, etc.) do not appear when typing in contenteditable regions, even when appropriate autocomplete attributes are set. This limits the usefulness of contenteditable for form-like inputs.

Reproduction example

  1. Create a contenteditable div with autocomplete="name".
  2. Start typing a name that has been previously entered in forms.
  3. Observe whether autocomplete suggestions appear.

Observed behavior

  • In Chrome on macOS, autocomplete suggestions do not appear for contenteditable.
  • The autocomplete attribute is ignored.
  • Users cannot benefit from browser autocomplete features.

Expected behavior

  • Autocomplete suggestions should appear for contenteditable when appropriate attributes are set.
  • The behavior should match standard input elements.
  • Form-like contenteditable regions should support autocomplete.

Browser compatibility matrix

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Current case
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All variants (detailed table)

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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: macOS Ubuntu 22.04
Device: Desktop or Laptop Any
Browser: Chrome 120.0
Keyboard: US
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