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# HTTP 468 - Keyboard Required

**[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 3 min read · 62 upvotes · 10 comments

## Summary

HTTP 468 (Keyboard Required) is a playful yet practical status code signaling the necessity of a physical keyboard for certain tasks. Highlighting areas like novel writing, gaming, and coding, the post explains the historical nod to the typewriter inventor, Christopher Latham Sholes, behind the number 468. It provides an example implementation in Express.js and client-side handling with JavaScript, encouraging users to appreciate the continued relevance of physical keyboards in the tech era.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@ashwanthbalakrishnan** · 8 upvotes

> HTTP 418 status code - "I'm a teapot"

**@sevensolutions** · 1 upvotes

> "// Logic to determine if the client has a physical keyboard" ... really? 🙈

**@isaacwhiz** · 0 upvotes

> It's really playfull

**@ghost** · 0 upvotes

> 482: Somebody shot the server with a 12-gauge, please contact your administrator

**@sujitkulkarni** · 0 upvotes

> Could there be a status code for "Touch screen required"? 🗿

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