# Keyboard input

**Keyboard input** creates text-based assessments where learners enter their answers manually. It’s useful for testing recall, language skills, math problems, or any task that requires precise, typed responses instead of multiple-choice selection.

## Style settings

<table><thead><tr><th width="178">Property</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Background color</td><td>Define the background color for the input field area</td></tr><tr><td>Rounding</td><td>Adjust corner radius of the input field container</td></tr><tr><td>Display border</td><td>Toggle border visibility around the input field (Yes/No)</td></tr><tr><td>Border color</td><td>Set the color for the border around the input field area</td></tr><tr><td>Thickness</td><td>Adjust border thickness of the input field container</td></tr><tr><td>Indents inside the field</td><td>Configure the internal padding of the input field (top, right, bottom, left)</td></tr><tr><td>Hover color</td><td>Set the color that appears when users hover over the input field</td></tr><tr><td>Focus color</td><td>Define the background color that appears when the input field is active and a user is typing something in it</td></tr><tr><td>Answer shadow</td><td><p>Add and configure shadow effects for the input field:</p><ol><li>Click the "+" icon to add shadow effects</li><li>Select from shadow styles: None, Soft, Regular, or Retro.</li></ol></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Typography settings

Customize the appearance of the text in the **Keybord input**. You can configure the following:

* **Input text**. Set the font, style, size, line spacing, and color for the text that learners enter into the field
* **Placeholder**. Set the font, style, size, line spacing, and color for the placeholder text that appears when the field is empty (default: "Write your answer").

For details, see [Typography and fonts](https://help.parta.io/branding/create-branding/typography-and-fonts).