diff --git a/.changeset/gentle-input-modes.md b/.changeset/gentle-input-modes.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a150ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gentle-input-modes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@onkernel/managed-auth-react": patch
+---
+
+Apply canonical field input modes as virtual keyboard hints without enabling browser format validation.
diff --git a/.changeset/quiet-identifiers.md b/.changeset/quiet-identifiers.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..763ab79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quiet-identifiers.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@onkernel/managed-auth-react": patch
+---
+
+Render canonical identifier fields as text inputs so combined username, email, and phone login fields accept every supported identifier format.
diff --git a/packages/managed-auth-react/src/components/UnifiedAuthForm.test.ts b/packages/managed-auth-react/src/components/UnifiedAuthForm.test.ts
index bae2faa..d6c576c 100644
--- a/packages/managed-auth-react/src/components/UnifiedAuthForm.test.ts
+++ b/packages/managed-auth-react/src/components/UnifiedAuthForm.test.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,86 @@ describe("getAutocomplete", () => {
       }),
     ).toBe("username");
   });
+
+  test("uses input modes for dedicated email and telephone autofill", () => {
+    expect(
+      getAutocomplete({
+        name: "field_email",
+        label: "Email address",
+        type: "text",
+        input_mode: "email",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("email");
+    expect(
+      getAutocomplete({
+        name: "field_phone",
+        label: "Phone number",
+        type: "text",
+        input_mode: "tel",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("tel");
+  });
+
+  test("keeps one-time-code autocomplete ahead of keyboard hints", () => {
+    expect(
+      getAutocomplete({
+        name: "field_code",
+        label: "Verification code",
+        type: "code",
+        input_mode: "tel",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("one-time-code");
+  });
+
+  test("does not infer email autofill for mixed identifier inputs", () => {
+    expect(
+      getAutocomplete({
+        ref: "email",
+        name: "field_identifier",
+        label: "Mobile number, username, or email",
+        type: "text",
+        input_mode: "text",
+      }),
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });
 
 describe("UnifiedAuthForm", () => {
+  test("applies a keyboard hint without enabling native format validation", () => {
+    let renderer!: ReturnType<typeof create>;
+
+    act(() => {
+      renderer = create(
+        createElement(AppearanceProvider, {
+          children: createElement(LocalizationProvider, {
+            children: createElement(UnifiedAuthForm, {
+              targetDomain: "example.com",
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: "field_email",
+                  label: "Email address",
+                  type: "text",
+                  input_mode: "email",
+                },
+              ],
+              onSubmitFields: () => {},
+              onSSOClick: () => {},
+              onMFASelect: () => {},
+              onSignInOptionSelect: () => {},
+            }),
+          }),
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    const input = renderer.root.findByType("input");
+    expect(input.props.type).toBe("text");
+    expect(input.props.inputMode).toBe("email");
+    expect(input.props.autoComplete).toBe("email");
+
+    act(() => renderer.unmount());
+  });
+
   test("renders an accessible, customizable rejection notice", () => {
     const fieldName = "password-field";
     const rejectedNoticeId = `${fieldName}-rejected-notice`;
diff --git a/packages/managed-auth-react/src/components/UnifiedAuthForm.tsx b/packages/managed-auth-react/src/components/UnifiedAuthForm.tsx
index 1f23bbd..60103dc 100644
--- a/packages/managed-auth-react/src/components/UnifiedAuthForm.tsx
+++ b/packages/managed-auth-react/src/components/UnifiedAuthForm.tsx
@@ -88,11 +88,12 @@ export function getAutocomplete(field: DiscoveredField): string | undefined {
     case "code":
     case "totp":
       return "one-time-code";
-    default:
-      if (identity.includes("user") || identity.includes("identifier"))
-        return "username";
-      return undefined;
   }
+  if (field.input_mode === "email") return "email";
+  if (field.input_mode === "tel") return "tel";
+  if (identity.includes("user") || identity.includes("identifier"))
+    return "username";
+  return undefined;
 }
 
 function getDescriptionIds(field: DiscoveredField): string | undefined {
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ export function UnifiedAuthForm({
                 id={field.name}
                 name={field.name}
                 type={showPassword[field.name] ? "text" : "password"}
+                inputMode={field.input_mode}
                 placeholder={field.placeholder}
                 required={field.required}
                 autoComplete={getAutocomplete(field)}
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@ export function UnifiedAuthForm({
               id={field.name}
               name={field.name}
               type={getInputType(field)}
+              inputMode={field.input_mode}
               placeholder={field.placeholder}
               required={field.required}
               autoComplete={getAutocomplete(field)}
diff --git a/packages/managed-auth-react/src/index.ts b/packages/managed-auth-react/src/index.ts
index 9a62bde..a18e9a8 100644
--- a/packages/managed-auth-react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/managed-auth-react/src/index.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export type {
   AuthSuccessPayload,
   AuthErrorPayload,
   MFAType,
+  InputMode,
   DiscoveredField,
   SSOButton,
   MFAOption,
diff --git a/packages/managed-auth-react/src/lib/types.ts b/packages/managed-auth-react/src/lib/types.ts
index 01fb154..99e0af5 100644
--- a/packages/managed-auth-react/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/packages/managed-auth-react/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@ export type MFAType =
   | "switch"
   | "other";
 
+export type InputMode = "text" | "email" | "tel" | "numeric";
+
 export interface DiscoveredField {
   id?: string;
   ref?: string;
   name: string;
   label: string;
   type: "text" | "email" | "password" | "tel" | "code" | "totp";
+  input_mode?: InputMode;
   placeholder?: string;
   required?: boolean;
   reason?: "missing" | "rejected";
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ export interface ManagedAuthField {
     | "totp_code"
     | "totp_secret"
     | "text";
+  input_mode?: InputMode;
   label?: string;
   required?: boolean;
   reason: "missing" | "rejected";
diff --git a/packages/managed-auth-react/src/session/state.test.ts b/packages/managed-auth-react/src/session/state.test.ts
index a05e717..9b78fe7 100644
--- a/packages/managed-auth-react/src/session/state.test.ts
+++ b/packages/managed-auth-react/src/session/state.test.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ describe("normalizeManagedAuthState", () => {
           id: "field_username",
           ref: "username",
           type: "identifier",
+          input_mode: "text",
           label: "Username",
           reason: "missing",
         },
@@ -202,13 +203,15 @@ describe("normalizeManagedAuthState", () => {
           id: "field_email",
           ref: "email",
           type: "identifier",
-          label: "Email",
+          input_mode: "text",
+          label: "Mobile number, username, or email",
           reason: "missing",
         },
         {
           id: "field_phone",
           ref: "phone_number",
           type: "identifier",
+          input_mode: "tel",
           label: "Phone",
           reason: "missing",
         },
@@ -232,6 +235,7 @@ describe("normalizeManagedAuthState", () => {
           ref: "username",
           name: "field_username",
           type: "text",
+          input_mode: "text",
           label: "Username",
           required: true,
         },
@@ -239,15 +243,17 @@ describe("normalizeManagedAuthState", () => {
           id: "field_email",
           ref: "email",
           name: "field_email",
-          type: "email",
-          label: "Email",
+          type: "text",
+          input_mode: "text",
+          label: "Mobile number, username, or email",
           required: true,
         },
         {
           id: "field_phone",
           ref: "phone_number",
           name: "field_phone",
-          type: "tel",
+          type: "text",
+          input_mode: "tel",
           label: "Phone",
           required: true,
         },
diff --git a/packages/managed-auth-react/src/session/state.ts b/packages/managed-auth-react/src/session/state.ts
index 19f4e77..07840af 100644
--- a/packages/managed-auth-react/src/session/state.ts
+++ b/packages/managed-auth-react/src/session/state.ts
@@ -40,12 +40,8 @@ function fieldTypeToDiscoveredType(
   field: ManagedAuthField,
 ): DiscoveredField["type"] {
   switch (field.type) {
-    case "identifier": {
-      const ref = field.ref.toLowerCase();
-      if (ref.includes("email")) return "email";
-      if (ref.includes("phone") || ref.includes("tel")) return "tel";
+    case "identifier":
       return "text";
-    }
     case "totp_code":
       return "totp";
     case "totp_secret":
@@ -69,6 +65,7 @@ function fieldsFromCanonical(
       ref: field.ref,
       name: field.id,
       type: fieldTypeToDiscoveredType(field),
+      ...(field.input_mode ? { input_mode: field.input_mode } : {}),
       label: field.label || field.ref,
       placeholder: legacyField?.placeholder,
       required: field.required ?? true,