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userEvent.tab

userEvent.tab() simulates a user pressing Tab and moving focus through controls in the DOM. Use it with a user instance created by userEvent.setup() and await the action.

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await user.tab()

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  • userEvent.setup
  • fireEvent
  • getByRole
  • findByRole
  • queryByRole

Source: Introduction | Testing Library. Checked 2026-11-03.