# Cannot type on Chat panel, message input is not getting focus

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/cannot-type-on-chat-panel-message-input-is-not-getting-focus/83862>\
**Category:** Web\
**Created:** [February 28, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/cannot-type-on-chat-panel-message-input-is-not-getting-focus/83862 "2023-02-28T14:32:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![eliseu.baldo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/eliseu.baldo/32/44574_2.png) [@eliseu.baldo](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/eliseu.baldo)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/cannot-type-on-chat-panel-message-input-is-not-getting-focus/83862/1 "2023-02-28T14:32:30Z")

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**Description**  
Whe user opens the chat panel, upon clicking on the message area to type a message, it does not activate and user cannot type. You have to click on a very specific small area (a padding on a div that’s parent to the input), so then it would get focus.

**Which Web Meeting SDK version?**  
2.9.5

**Meeting SDK Code Snippets**  
The code snippets that are causing the error / issue so we can reproduce.

**To Reproduce(If applicable)**  
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Join a meeting
2. open the chat panel
3. try to type a message

**Device (please complete the following information):**

- Device: Macbook Pro
- OS: big sur
- Browser: Chrome 110

**Additional context**  
tested both on local and secured (https) environments

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**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/cannot-type-on-chat-panel-message-input-is-not-getting-focus/83862/2 "2023-03-01T20:56:59Z")

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Hi @eliseu.baldo  
Thanks for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum, I am happy to help here!  
Have you been able to replicate this issue with our sample app?

> **[GitHub - zoom/meetingsdk-web-sample: Zoom Meeting SDK Web Sample App](https://github.com/zoom/meetingsdk-web-sample)**
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> Zoom Meeting SDK Web Sample App. Contribute to zoom/meetingsdk-web-sample development by creating an account on GitHub.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 6:57am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/cannot-type-on-chat-panel-message-input-is-not-getting-focus/83862/3 "2023-04-01T06:57:17Z")

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Closed on April 1, 2023, 6:57am UTC

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