diff --git a/src/routes/_pages/settings/instances/add.html b/src/routes/_pages/settings/instances/add.html
index eae04091..be692728 100644
--- a/src/routes/_pages/settings/instances/add.html
+++ b/src/routes/_pages/settings/instances/add.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     </noscript>
 
     <label class="add-new-instance-label" for="instanceInput">Instance:</label>
-    <input class="add-new-instance-input" type="text" id="instanceInput"
+    <input class="add-new-instance-input" type="text" inputmode="url" id="instanceInput"
            bind:value='$instanceNameInSearch' placeholder="Enter instance name" required
     >
     <button class="primary add-new-instance-button" type="submit" id="submitButton"