I want to make customized TextBox and I don't know how to customize the caret in UWP. I thought of these ways to make it: Change the style of the original caret directly Use a rectangle and let it blink, but how to hide the original caret or how to make the new one blink at the same time as the orignal one? Remake a TextBox, but how to do it and make it support IME? Please help!

How to customize a caret of TextBox in UWP?

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I want to make customized TextBox and I don't know how to customize the caret in UWP.

I thought of these ways to make it:

Change the style of the original caret directly
Use a rectangle and let it blink, but how to hide the original caret or how to make the new one blink at the same time as the orignal one?
Remake a TextBox, but how to do it and make it support IME?

Please help!

Junjie Zhu - MSFT 17,806 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-09-30T07:33:45.47+00:00

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

What kind of caret do you want to achieve?

In this document Custom text input, it seems that only simple modifications can be achieved in UWP.

Thank you.
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2024-09-30T07:40:27.71+00:00

Hello Junjie Zhu,

I'm considering using a vertical line as the caret but it's wider and has round edges at the top and bottom, I still can't achive it! Is that possible in UWP?

Thanks,

Shimizu
Junjie Zhu - MSFT 17,806 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-09-30T07:48:40.64+00:00

Sorry, there is no public API in UWP that can achieve your needs.
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2024-09-30T07:53:08.75+00:00

Thanks, is that possible to use a ContentPresenter to get input from keyboard and IME, and locate the position of a character? Now I'm considering to remake a TextBox.
Junjie Zhu - MSFT 17,806 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-10-01T08:01:41.41+00:00

I think it is difficult to achieve caret with rounded edges on the top and bottom in UWP. I searched the official documentation and couldn't find any clues.