# Widget navigation (arrow keys) unreliable? **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\ **Tags:** unreal-engine\ **Created:** [June 13, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/widget-navigation-arrow-keys-unreliable/581135 "2022-06-13T20:57:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
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This post solved half of the question as it turned out there were two things going on at once. The remaining problem (diagonal navigation) will be discussed in this post: > [@Widget Navigation Does Not Work Diagonally](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/widget-navigation-does-not-work-diagonally/597825): > > When navigating widget focus Up / Down / Left / Right: it is possible that navigation fails to find a widget positioned diagonally towards that direction. Can this behavior be configured anywhere? Currently this is a problem because a change in widget layout design, or disabling a button, can break navigation in Slate. [afbeelding] \*Update, additional info: Panels are dynamically generated, navigation rule “Escape” is used. Imagine the following panel, this is a path of navigation which m… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/widget-navigation-arrow-keys-unreliable/581135)._