[html] Why does the html input with type "number" allow the letter 'e' to be entered in the field?

I have the following html5 input element:

<input type="number">

Why does this input allow for the character 'e' to be entered in the input field? No other alphabet character is able to be entered (as expected)

Using chrome v. 44.0.2403.107

To see what I mean: http://www.w3schools.com/html/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml_input_number

We can make it So simple like below

<input type="number"  onkeydown="javascript: return event.keyCode == 69 ? false : true" />

Updated Answer

we can make it even more simple as @88 MPG suggests

<input type="number" onkeydown="return event.keyCode !== 69" />

Using angular, You can do this to restrict to enter e,+,-,E

 <input type="number"  (keypress)="numericOnly($event)"/>


  numericOnly(event): boolean { // restrict e,+,-,E characters in  input type number
    debugger
    const charCode = (event.which) ? event.which : event.keyCode;
    if (charCode == 101 || charCode == 69 || charCode == 45 || charCode == 43) {
      return false;
    }
    return true;

  }

The best way to force the use of a number composed of digits only:

<input type="number" onkeydown="javascript: return event.keyCode === 8 ||_x000D_
event.keyCode === 46 ? true : !isNaN(Number(event.key))" />

this avoids 'e', '-', '+', '.' ... all characters that are not numbers !

To allow number keys only:

isNaN(Number(event.key))

but accept "Backspace" (keyCode: 8) and "Delete" (keyCode: 46) ...

The E stands for the exponent, and it is used to shorten long numbers. Since the input is a math input and exponents are in math to shorten great numbers, so that's why there is an E.

It is displayed like this: 4e.

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To hide both letter e and minus sign - just go for:

onkeydown="return event.keyCode !== 69 && event.keyCode !== 189"

Angular; with IDE keyCode deprecated warning

Functionally the same as rinku's answer but with IDE warning prevention

numericOnly(event): boolean {
    // noinspection JSDeprecatedSymbols
    const charCode = (event.which) ? event.which : event.key || event.keyCode;  // keyCode is deprecated but needed for some browsers
    return !(charCode === 101 || charCode === 69 || charCode === 45 || charCode === 43);
}

A simple solution to exclude everything but integer numbers

<input  
    type="number"
    min="1" 
    step="1"
    onkeypress="return event.keyCode === 8 || event.charCode >= 48 && event.charCode <= 57">

HTML input number type allows "e/E" because "e" stands for exponential which is a numeric symbol.

Example 200000 can also be written as 2e5. I hope this helps thank you for the question.

<input type="number" onkeydown="return FilterInput(event)" onpaste="handlePaste(event)"  >

function FilterInput(event) {
    var keyCode = ('which' in event) ? event.which : event.keyCode;

    isNotWanted = (keyCode == 69 || keyCode == 101);
    return !isNotWanted;
};
function handlePaste (e) {
    var clipboardData, pastedData;

    // Get pasted data via clipboard API
    clipboardData = e.clipboardData || window.clipboardData;
    pastedData = clipboardData.getData('Text').toUpperCase();

    if(pastedData.indexOf('E')>-1) {
        //alert('found an E');
        e.stopPropagation();
        e.preventDefault();
    }
};