Phenomenon
While composing text with a Korean IME in a contenteditable element, pressing the Space key is
either ignored or commits the composition in an inconsistent way compared to native text controls.
Reproduction example
- Focus the editable area.
- Activate a Korean IME.
- Start composing a word but do not finalize it.
- Press Space one or more times.
Observed behavior
- The Space key sometimes does not insert a visible space.
- In some sequences, the composition is committed and a space is inserted, but the order of events differs from native controls.
Expected behavior
- Space behaves consistently across
contenteditableand native text inputs in the same environment, or any difference is clearly documented.
Notes
- This behavior can affect how products interpret word boundaries and trigger autocomplete or suggestion features.