How do you handle keyboard navigation in an OTP input?
Tab: default browser navigation. Arrow Left/Right: custom navigation between inputs. Backspace: clear current or go to previous (if empty). Enter: submit when complete. Do not preventDefault on Tab.
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Add ARIA labels (role='group', aria-label on each input). Support keyboard navigation (Tab, arrows, Backspace, Enter). Use aria-live for screen reader announcements. Manage focus (first on load, next on input, previous on backspace). Set inputmode='numeric' for mobile.
role='group' and aria-label on the container. aria-label='Digit N' on each input. Optionally, aria-live='polite' for announcements (e.g., 'OTP entered' or 'Invalid OTP').
Use aria-label on each input so screen readers announce 'Digit 1', 'Digit 2', etc. Use aria-live='polite' for announcements like 'OTP complete, press Enter to verify' or 'Invalid OTP'.
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