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HTML Standard Telephone state

Defines the HTML input Telephone state for type tel and its baseline input behavior, with telephone-specific state rather than numeric spinbox behavior.

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Pattern Decisions This Source Supports

Pattern Supported decision Required contract Claim note
Phone number entry Choose phone number entry when the product genuinely needs a telephone route for calls, SMS messages, identity recovery, service contact, delivery coordination, support callbacks, or account verification. Users can type, paste, autofill, edit, select, undo, and correct the phone value through native input behavior. WHATWG supports the HTML Telephone state for type tel inputs.

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