1. An apparatus for key input comprising: a keyboard configured to accept a plurality of key inputs, wherein one key input of the key inputs is a long pressing key input, wherein the long pressing key input is received by: long pressing a key to display and cycle through a character sequence; long pressing a key to enter a number/digit explicitly; or a combination of long pressing a key to display and cycle through a character sequence and long pressing a key to enter a number/digit explicity; wherein responsive to receiving a key input, a single, character is received.