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# dismissKeyboard()

Dismisses the custom keyboard from the screen.

```
func dismissKeyboard()
```

## Discussion

Because a custom keyboard does not have access to the current text input object, you cannot send it a [`resignFirstResponder()`](/documentation/UIKit/UIResponder/resignFirstResponder()) message (as you would to dismiss the system keyboard when you are developing an app with text entry). To dismiss the custom keyboard, call [`dismissKeyboard()`](/documentation/UIKit/UIInputViewController/dismissKeyboard()) instead.

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