# Tab order in message creation form

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-order-in-message-creation-form/195644>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [July 1, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-order-in-message-creation-form/195644 "2021-07-01T13:33:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![amundo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/amundo/32/177576_2.png) [@amundo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amundo)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tab-order-in-message-creation-form/195644/1 "2021-07-01T13:33:33Z")

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I find the tab order in the message creation form counterintuitive. It goes:

1. Recipient
2. This is an official warning.
3. Body
4. Message (send)
5. Cancel

Note that the subject line isn’t in this sequence at all, which also seems weird.

Also, #2 is a little freaky to be honest, should it be so prominent? I could imagine it being outside of the default tabbing sequence: so maybe:

1. Recipient
2. Subject
3. Body
4. Message (send)
5. Cancel
6. This is an official warning.

(Rather similar topic to [this other post on topic index order](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tag-tab-order-should-come-after-message-body/24110)).

Thanks!

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