# Backspace not working in Desmos expressions

**URL:** <https://cl.desmos.com/t/backspace-not-working-in-desmos-expressions/8478>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [January 6, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/backspace-not-working-in-desmos-expressions/8478 "2026-01-06T20:53:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![desmosguy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/desmosguy/32/9135_2.png) [@desmosguy](https://cl.desmos.com/u/desmosguy)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/backspace-not-working-in-desmos-expressions/8478/1 "2026-01-06T20:53:03Z")

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After checking my keyboard many times and trying in many text editors and even using other keyboards, I have learned that it’s backspace and delete keys works perfectly fine. But,

for some reason, the backspace and delete keys do not work in any Desmos calculator expressions, this includes geometry, graphing, and 3D. The backspace does work perfect in folder titles and the notes though.

The Desmos built-in keyboard backspace does work

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**Author:** ![NTMDev](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/ntmdev/32/7141_2.png) [@NTMDev](https://cl.desmos.com/u/NTMDev)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/backspace-not-working-in-desmos-expressions/8478/2 "2026-01-07T17:58:12Z")

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Maybe refresh your page. Not sure why this is happening.

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**Author:** ![PMK](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/pmk/32/9469_2.png) [@PMK](https://cl.desmos.com/u/PMK)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/backspace-not-working-in-desmos-expressions/8478/3 "2026-01-10T18:35:39Z")

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This is the experience here too. Backspace does not work in either the Ohio state test version of Desmos.

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Grubbs](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/daniel_grubbs/32/719_2.png) [@Daniel\_Grubbs](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Daniel_Grubbs)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/backspace-not-working-in-desmos-expressions/8478/4 "2026-01-10T18:37:11Z")

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I’m not experiencing the same issue, but as a desmos calculator issue, it should be reported to [support@desmos.com](mailto:support@desmos.com) to make contact with the right team.

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**Author:** ![NTMDev](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/ntmdev/32/7141_2.png) [@NTMDev](https://cl.desmos.com/u/NTMDev)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/backspace-not-working-in-desmos-expressions/8478/5 "2026-01-11T02:41:12Z")

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Seems fine for me. I went to [this](https://www.desmos.com/testing/ohio/graphing) webpage, and I can use my backspace.

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Grubbs](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/daniel_grubbs/32/719_2.png) [@Daniel\_Grubbs](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Daniel_Grubbs)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/backspace-not-working-in-desmos-expressions/8478/6 "2026-01-11T02:42:14Z")

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