---
title: "ime"
description: "An insets type representing the window of the software keyboard."
type: "property"
---

<div class='type'>Property</div>


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<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>


```kotlin
expect val WindowInsets.Companion.ime: WindowInsets
```


An insets type representing the window of the software keyboard.



<div class='sourceset sourceset-android'>Android</div>


```kotlin
actual val WindowInsets.Companion.ime: WindowInsets
```


For the `WindowInsetsCompat.Type.ime`. On API level 23 (M) and above, the soft keyboard can be
detected and `ime` will update when it shows. On API 30 (R) and above, the `ime` insets will
animate synchronously with the actual IME animation.

Developers should set `android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"` in their `AndroidManifest.xml`
file and call `WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)` in their
`android.app.Activity.onCreate`.