Responsive Numeric Keypad With HTML Javascript (Free Download)

Welcome to a tutorial on how to create an on-screen numeric keypad using only pure Javascript. Yes, HTML has gotten a lot more powerful and convenient these days. We can even define a field that only accepts numbers, but there is just one problem with it…

It will only display an on-screen keypad with mobile devices, and we cannot customize it. So here it is, this guide will walk you through a simple and lightweight custom numeric keypad – Read on!

ⓘ I have included a zip file with all the source code at the start of this tutorial, so you don’t have to copy-paste everything… Or if you just want to dive straight in.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Download & Demo	How It Works	Useful Bits
The End

 

 

QUICK NOTES

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EXAMPLE CODE DOWNLOAD

Click here to download the source code, I have released it under the MIT license, so feel free to build on top of it or use it in your own project.

 

NUMERIC KEYPAD DEMO (HOW TO USE)

<!-- (A) LOAD JS + CSS -->
<!-- <link rel="stylesheet" href="numpad-light.css"/> -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="numpad-dark.css"/>
<script src="numpad.js"></script>
 
<!-- (B) INPUT FIELDS -->
Field A: <input type="text" id="demoA"/>
Field B: <textarea id="demoB"></textarea>
 
<!-- (C) ATTACH NUMPAD -->
<script>
window.addEventListener("load", () => {
  // (C1) BASIC NUMPAD
  numpad.attach({target: document.getElementById("demoA")});
 
  // (C2) WITH ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONS
  numpad.attach({
    target: document.getElementById("demoB"),
    max: 10, // MAX 10 DIGITS
    decimal: false, // NO DECIMALS ALLOWED
    onselect : () => { // CALL THIS AFTER SELECTING NUMBER
      alert("DEMO B number set.");
    },
    oncancel : () => { // CALL THIS AFTER CANCELING
      alert("DEMO B canceled.");
    }
  });
});
</script>

For you guys who don’t want to read the entire tutorial and just want to use this as a “plugin”:

1. Simply include the CSS and Javascript files in your own project.
2. Define the <input> or <textarea> fields.
3. On window load, use numpad.attach() attach the Numpad to the fields.

 

 

 

PART 1) INITIALIZE NUMPAD (ATTACH HTML)

// (A) CREATE NUMPAD HTML
hwrap: null, // numpad wrapper container
hpad: null, // numpad itself
hdisplay: null, // number display
hbwrap: null, // buttons wrapper
hbuttons: {}, // individual buttons
init: () => {
  // (A1) WRAPPER
  numpad.hwrap = document.createElement("div");
  numpad.hwrap.id = "numWrap";
 
  // (A2) ENTIRE NUMPAD ITSELF
  numpad.hpad = document.createElement("div");
  numpad.hpad.id = "numPad";
  numpad.hwrap.appendChild(numpad.hpad);
 
  // (A3) DISPLAY
  numpad.hdisplay = document.createElement("input");
  numpad.hdisplay.id = "numDisplay";
  numpad.hdisplay.type = "text";
  numpad.hdisplay.disabled = true;
  numpad.hdisplay.value = "0";
  numpad.hpad.appendChild(numpad.hdisplay);
 
  // (A4) NUMBER BUTTONS
  numpad.hbwrap = document.createElement("div");
  numpad.hbwrap.id = "numBWrap";
  numpad.hpad.appendChild(numpad.hbwrap);

  // (A5) BUTTONS
  let buttonator = (txt, css, fn) => {
    let button = document.createElement("div");
    button.innerHTML = txt;
    button.classList.add(css);
    button.onclick = fn;
    numpad.hbwrap.appendChild(button);
    numpad.hbuttons[txt] = button;
  };
 
  // 7 TO 9
  for (let i=7; i<=9; i++) { buttonator(i, "num", () => { numpad.digit(i); }); }
  // BACKSPACE
  buttonator("&#10502;", "del", numpad.delete);
  // 4 TO 6
  for (let i=4; i<=6; i++) { buttonator(i, "num", () => { numpad.digit(i); }); }
  // CLEAR
  buttonator("C", "clr", numpad.reset);
  // 1 to 3
  for (let i=1; i<=3; i++) { buttonator(i, "num", () => { numpad.digit(i); }); }
  // CANCEL
  buttonator("&#10006;", "cx", () => { numpad.hide(1); });
  // 0
  buttonator(0, "zero", () => { numpad.digit(0); });
  // .
  buttonator(".", "dot", numpad.dot);
  // OK
  buttonator("&#10004;", "ok", numpad.select);
 
  // (A6) ATTACH NUMPAD TO HTML BODY
  document.body.appendChild(numpad.hwrap);
}
window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", numpad.init);

numpad.init() is the first thing that gets called on page load, and all it does is to create the Numpad HTML. We will go through the layout below, but yes, there is only one copy of Numpad shared between all the input fields.

 

 

PART 2) BUTTON ACTIONS

// (B) BUTTON ACTIONS
// (B1) CURRENTLY SELECTED FIELD + MAX LIMIT
nowTarget: null, // Current selected input field
nowMax: 0, // Current max allowed digits
 
// (B2) NUMBER (0 TO 9)
digit: (num) => {
  let current = numpad.hdisplay.value;
  if (current.length < numpad.nowMax) {
    if (current=="0") { numpad.hdisplay.value = num; }
    else { numpad.hdisplay.value += num; }
  }
},
 
// (B3) ADD DECIMAL POINT
dot: () => {
  if (numpad.hdisplay.value.indexOf(".") == -1) {
    if (numpad.hdisplay.value=="0") { numpad.hdisplay.value = "0."; }
    else { numpad.hdisplay.value += "."; }
  }
},
 
// (B4) BACKSPACE
delete: () => {
  var length = numpad.hdisplay.value.length;
  if (length == 1) { numpad.hdisplay.value = 0; }
  else { numpad.hdisplay.value = numpad.hdisplay.value.substring(0, length - 1); }
},
 
// (B5) CLEAR ALL
reset: () => { numpad.hdisplay.value = "0"; },
 
// (B6) OK - SET VALUE
select: () => {
  numpad.nowTarget.value = numpad.hdisplay.value;
  numpad.hide();
  numpad.nowTarget.dispatchEvent(new Event("numpadok"));
}

Not going to explain line-by-line, but these should be pretty self-explanatory – Handle the button clicks.

 

 

PART 3) ATTACH NUMPAD

// (C) ATTACH NUMPAD TO INPUT FIELD
attach: (opt) => {
// OPTIONS
//  target: required, target field.
//  max: optional, maximum number of characters. Default 255.
//  decimal: optional, allow decimal? Default true.
//  onselect: optional, function to call after selecting number.
//  oncancel: optional, function to call after canceling.
 
  // (C1) DEFAULT OPTIONS
  if (opt.max === undefined) { opt.max = 255; }
  if (opt.decimal === undefined) { opt.decimal = true; }
 
  // (C2) GET + SET TARGET OPTIONS
  opt.target.readOnly = true; // PREVENT ONSCREEN KEYBOARD
  opt.target.dataset.max = opt.max;
  opt.target.dataset.decimal = opt.decimal;
  opt.target.addEventListener("click", () => { numpad.show(opt.target); });
 
  // (C3) ATTACH CUSTOM LISTENERS
  if (opt.onselect) {
    opt.target.addEventListener("numpadok", opt.onselect);
  }
  if (opt.oncancel) {
    opt.target.addEventListener("numpadcx", opt.oncancel);
  }
},
 
// (D) SHOW NUMPAD
show: (target) => {
  // (D1) SET CURRENT DISPLAY VALUE
  let cv = target.value;
  if (cv == "") { cv = "0"; }
  numpad.hdisplay.value = cv;
 
  // (D2) SET MAX ALLOWED CHARACTERS
  numpad.nowMax = target.dataset.max;
 
  // (D3) SET DECIMAL
  if (target.dataset.decimal == "true") {
    numpad.hbwrap.classList.remove("noDec");
  } else {
    numpad.hbwrap.classList.add("noDec");
  }
 
  // (D4) SET CURRENT TARGET
  numpad.nowTarget = target;
 
  // (D5) SHOW NUMPAD
  numpad.hwrap.classList.add("open");
},
 
// (E) HIDE NUMPAD
hide: (manual) => {
  if (manual) { numpad.nowTarget.dispatchEvent(new Event("numpadcx")); }
  numpad.hwrap.classList.remove("open");
}

• (C) You already know this one, we use numpad.attach() to attach the Numpad. It simply sets the options as custom dataset.
• Remember that there is only one shared HTML Numpad? To keep track of the currently selected input field:
  • (C2) Clicking on the input field will fire numpad.show().
  • (D4) The selected input field will be registered in the numbpad.nowTarget flag.
  • (D2 & D3) The maximum length and decimal options will also be read from the dataset and registered accordingly.
• (D & E) To show the Numpad, we add an open CSS class to the HTML wrapper. So to close it, we simply remove open.

 

 

NUMPAD HTML

Wondering how the complete keypad looks like? Here we go:

<div id="numWrap">
  <div id="numPad" >
    <input id="numDisplay" type="text" disabled="">
    <div id="numBWrap" >
      <!-- FIRST ROW -->
      <div class="num">7</div> <div class="num">8</div> <div class="num">9</div> <div class="del">⤆</div>
 
      <!-- SECOND ROW -->
      <div class="num">4</div> <div class="num">5</div> <div class="num">6</div> <div class="clr">C</div>
 
      <!-- THIRD ROW -->
      <div class="num">1</div> <div class="num">2</div> <div class="num">3</div> <div class="cx">X</div>
 
      <!-- FORTH ROW -->
      <div class="zero">0</div> <div class="dot">.</div> <div class="ok">✔</div>
    <div>
  </div>
</div>

 

 

THE SUMMARY

Function	Description
numpad.init()	Runs when the window loads. Creates the necessary HTML for the keypad.
numpad.digit()	Adds selected number digit to the current value.
numpad.dot()	Adds a decimal point to the current value.
numpad.delete()	“Backspace”, remove a digit from the current value.
numpad.reset()	Reset the current value to 0.
numpad.select()	Set the current value onto the attached input field.
numpad.attach()	Attach the numpad onto a selected input field.
numpad.show()	Show the numpad. Fired when an attached input field is clicked.
numpad.hide()	Hide the numpad.

Property	Description
numpad.hwrap	HTML Reference to the keypad wrapper container.
numpad.hpad	The numpad itself.
numpad.hdisplay	The numeric display.
numpad.hbwrap	Buttons wrapper container.
numpad.hbuttons	An object containing all the keypad buttons.
numpad.nowTarget	Set by numpad.show(), the currently selected input field.
numpad.nowMax	Set by numpad.show(), the current maximum character limit.

Event	Description
numpadok	On pressing the “OK” button.
numpadcx	On pressing the “CANCEL” button.

 

 

CHANGE BUTTON LAYOUT OR ADD CUSTOM BUTTONS

• To change the layout, simply reshuffle numpad.js section (A5).
• If you don’t want 4 buttons per row, update CSS sections (D) and (E).

If you want buttons for funny characters like # - *, that will be a little more challenging.

• Append a new function in section (B) to handle the button press. For example, hash : () => { ... }.
• Then change section (A5) in the Javascript to add your “custom button”. For example, buttonator("#", "hash", numpad.hash).
• Lastly, update the CSS button layout where applicable.

 

COMPATIBILITY CHECKS

• Arrow Functions – CanIUse
• Viewport Units (vw vh) – CanIUse
• HTML Dataset API – CanIUse

Works well across all modern browsers.