Pattern #44: Auto Focused Form Field

Pattern Author: Marcos Ciarrocchi - Partner @ Graphite | Prev. Head of Growth @ Yummly

Experimental Pattern

Without any backing test results - for now at least.

Auto Focused Form Field

  1. Add: Focus To First Form Field Attention Grabs

    A super simple pattern which suggests to set focus automatically to the first form field. This way, the input cursor is blinking and generating attention. On mobile this is also extended by resulting in a keyboard being shown right away.

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