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		moron4hire on June 16, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Asking for a date of birth (2013) What does that do? Allow letters to be input in the field, but show a numeric keyboard on touchscreens? Wy would you do that?

joelanman on June 16, 2022 [–]

we have a blog post on why: https://technology.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/24/why-the-gov-uk-des...

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