Attribute Belongs to Description

accept <input> Specifies the types of files that the server accepts (only for
type="file")

accept-charset <form> Specifies the character encodings that are to be used for the
form submission

accesskey Global Attributes Specifies a shortcut key to activate/focus an element

action <form> Specifies where to send the form-data when a form is

submitted

align Not supported in HTML 5. Specifies the alignment according to surrounding elements.
Use CSS instead

alt <area>, <img>, <input> Specifies an alternate text when the original element fails
to display

async <script> Specifies that the script is executed asynchronously (only

for external scripts)
autocomplete <form>, <input> Specifies whether the <form> or the <input> element
should have autocomplete enabled

autofocus <button>, <input>, <select>, <textarea> Specifies that the element should automatically get focus
when the page loads

autoplay <audio>, <video> Specifies that the audio/video will start playing as soon as
it is ready

bgcolor Not supported in HTML 5. Specifies the background color of an element. Use CSS
instead

border Not supported in HTML 5. Specifies the width of the border of an element. Use CSS
instead

charset <meta>, <script> Specifies the character encoding

checked <input> Specifies that an <input> element should be pre-selected

when the page loads (for type="checkbox" or type="radio")

cite <blockquote>, <del>, <ins>, <q> Specifies a URL which explains the quote/deleted/inserted
 text

class Global Attributes Specifies one or more classnames for an element (refers to
a class in a style sheet)

color Not supported in HTML 5. Specifies the text color of an element. Use CSS instead

cols <textarea> Specifies the visible width of a text area

colspan <td>, <th> Specifies the number of columns a table cell should span

content <meta> Gives the value associated with the http-equiv or name
attribute

contenteditabl Global Attributes Specifies whether the content of an element is editable or

e not

contextmenu Global Attributes Specifies a context menu for an element. The context menu
appears when a user right-clicks on the element
controls <audio>, <video> Specifies that audio/video controls should be displayed
(such as a play/pause button etc)

coords <area> Specifies the coordinates of the area

data <object> Specifies the URL of the resource to be used by the object

data-* Global Attributes Used to store custom data private to the page or application

datetime <del>, <ins>, <time> Specifies the date and time

default <track> Specifies that the track is to be enabled if the user's

preferences do not indicate that another track would be
more appropriate

defer <script> Specifies that the script is executed when the page has
finished parsing (only for external scripts)

dir Global Attributes Specifies the text direction for the content in an element
dirname <input>, <textarea> Specifies that the text direction will be submitted

disabled <button>, <fieldset>, <input>, Specifies that the specified element/group of elements
<optgroup>, <option>, <select>, <textarea> should be disabled

download <a>, <area> Specifies that the target will be downloaded when a user
clicks on the hyperlink

draggable Global Attributes Specifies whether an element is draggable or not

dropzone Global Attributes Specifies whether the dragged data is copied, moved, or
linked, when dropped

enctype <form> Specifies how the form-data should be encoded when

submitting it to the server (only for method="post")

for <label>, <output> Specifies which form element(s) a label/calculation is

bound to

form <button>, <fieldset>, <input>, Specifies the name of the form the element belongs to
<label>, <meter>, <object>, <output>, <select>, <textar
 ea>

formaction <button>, <input> Specifies where to send the form-data when a form is
submitted. Only for type="submit"

headers <td>, <th> Specifies one or more headers cells a cell is related to

height <canvas>, <embed>, <iframe>, <img>, <input>, <object Specifies the height of the element
>, <video>

hidden Global Attributes Specifies that an element is not yet, or is no longer,

relevant

high <meter> Specifies the range that is considered to be a high value

href <a>, <area>, <base>, <link> Specifies the URL of the page the link goes to

hreflang <a>, <area>, <link> Specifies the language of the linked document

http-equiv <meta> Provides an HTTP header for the information/value of the

 content attribute

id Global Attributes Specifies a unique id for an element

ismap <img> Specifies an image as a server-side image-map

kind <track> Specifies the kind of text track

label <track>, <option>, <optgroup> Specifies the title of the text track

lang Global Attributes Specifies the language of the element's content

list <input> Refers to a <datalist> element that contains pre-defined

options for an <input> element

loop <audio>, <video> Specifies that the audio/video will start over again, every
time it is finished

low <meter> Specifies the range that is considered to be a low value

max <input>, <meter>, <progress> Specifies the maximum value

maxlength <input>, <textarea> Specifies the maximum number of characters allowed in an

element

media <a>, <area>, <link>, <source>, <style> Specifies what media/device the linked document is
optimized for

method <form> Specifies the HTTP method to use when sending form-data

min <input>, <meter> Specifies a minimum value

multiple <input>, <select> Specifies that a user can enter more than one value

muted <video>, <audio> Specifies that the audio output of the video should be
muted

name <button>, <fieldset>, <form>, <iframe>, <input>, <map Specifies the name of the element
>, <meta>, <object>, <output>, <param>, <select>, <tex
tarea>
novalidate <form> Specifies that the form should not be validated when
submitted

onabort <audio>, <embed>, <img>, <object>, <video> Script to be run on abort

onafterprint <body> Script to be run after the document is printed

onbeforeprint <body> Script to be run before the document is printed

onbeforeunloa <body> Script to be run when the document is about to be unloaded

d

onblur All visible elements. Script to be run when the element loses focus

oncanplay <audio>, <embed>, <object>, <video> Script to be run when a file is ready to start playing (when
it has buffered enough to begin)

oncanplaythro <audio>, <video> Script to be run when a file can be played all the way to the
ugh end without pausing for buffering
onchange All visible elements. Script to be run when the value of the element is changed

onclick All visible elements. Script to be run when the element is being clicked

oncontextmen All visible elements. Script to be run when a context menu is triggered
u

oncopy All visible elements. Script to be run when the content of the element is being
copied

oncuechange <track> Script to be run when the cue changes in a <track> element

oncut All visible elements. Script to be run when the content of the element is being
cut

ondblclick All visible elements. Script to be run when the element is being double-clicked

ondrag All visible elements. Script to be run when the element is being dragged
ondragend All visible elements. Script to be run at the end of a drag operation

ondragenter All visible elements. Script to be run when an element has been dragged to a
valid drop target

ondragleave All visible elements. Script to be run when an element leaves a valid drop target

ondragover All visible elements. Script to be run when an element is being dragged over a
valid drop target

ondragstart All visible elements. Script to be run at the start of a drag operation

ondrop All visible elements. Script to be run when dragged element is being dropped

ondurationcha <audio>, <video> Script to be run when the length of the media changes
nge

onemptied <audio>, <video> Script to be run when something bad happens and the file is
suddenly unavailable (like unexpectedly disconnects)
onended <audio>, <video> Script to be run when the media has reach the end (a useful
event for messages like "thanks for listening")

onerror <audio>, <body>, <embed>, <img>, <object>, <script>, Script to be run when an error occurs
<style>, <video>

onfocus All visible elements. Script to be run when the element gets focus

onhashchange <body> Script to be run when there has been changes to the anchor
part of the a URL

oninput All visible elements. Script to be run when the element gets user input

oninvalid All visible elements. Script to be run when the element is invalid

onkeydown All visible elements. Script to be run when a user is pressing a key

onkeypress All visible elements. Script to be run when a user presses a key
onkeyup All visible elements. Script to be run when a user releases a key

onload <body>, <iframe>, <img>, <input>, <link>, <script>, <s Script to be run when the element is finished loading
tyle>

onloadeddata <audio>, <video> Script to be run when media data is loaded

onloadedmeta <audio>, <video> Script to be run when meta data (like dimensions and
data duration) are loaded

onloadstart <audio>, <video> Script to be run just as the file begins to load before
anything is actually loaded

onmousedown All visible elements. Script to be run when a mouse button is pressed down on
an element

onmousemove All visible elements. Script to be run as long as the mouse pointer is moving
over an element

onmouseout All visible elements. Script to be run when a mouse pointer moves out of an
element
onmouseover All visible elements. Script to be run when a mouse pointer moves over an
element

onmouseup All visible elements. Script to be run when a mouse button is released over an
element

onmousewheel All visible elements. Script to be run when a mouse wheel is being scrolled over
an element

onoffline <body> Script to be run when the browser starts to work offline

ononline <body> Script to be run when the browser starts to work online

onpagehide <body> Script to be run when a user navigates away from a page

onpageshow <body> Script to be run when a user navigates to a page

onpaste All visible elements. Script to be run when the user pastes some content in an
element
onpause <audio>, <video> Script to be run when the media is paused either by the user
or programmatically

onplay <audio>, <video> Script to be run when the media has started playing

onplaying <audio>, <video> Script to be run when the media has started playing

onpopstate <body> Script to be run when the window's history changes.

onprogress <audio>, <video> Script to be run when the browser is in the process of
getting the media data

onratechange <audio>, <video> Script to be run each time the playback rate changes (like
when a user switches to a slow motion or fast forward
mode).

onreset <form> Script to be run when a reset button in a form is clicked.

onresize <body> Script to be run when the browser window is being resized.
onscroll All visible elements. Script to be run when an element's scrollbar is being
scrolled

onsearch <input> Script to be run when the user writes something in a search
field (for <input="search">)

onseeked <audio>, <video> Script to be run when the seeking attribute is set to false
indicating that seeking has ended

onseeking <audio>, <video> Script to be run when the seeking attribute is set to true
indicating that seeking is active

onselect All visible elements. Script to be run when the element gets selected

onshow <menu> Script to be run when a <menu> element is shown as a

context menu

onstalled <audio>, <video> Script to be run when the browser is unable to fetch the
media data for whatever reason

onstorage <body> Script to be run when a Web Storage area is updated

onsubmit <form> Script to be run when a form is submitted

onsuspend <audio>, <video> Script to be run when fetching the media data is stopped
before it is completely loaded for whatever reason

ontimeupdate <audio>, <video> Script to be run when the playing position has changed
(like when the user fast forwards to a different point in the
media)

ontoggle <details> Script to be run when the user opens or closes the <details>
element

onunload <body> Script to be run when a page has unloaded (or the browser
window has been closed)

onvolumechan <audio>, <video> Script to be run each time the volume of a video/audio has
ge been changed

onwaiting <audio>, <video> Script to be run when the media has paused but is expected
to resume (like when the media pauses to buffer more data)
onwheel All visible elements. Script to be run when the mouse wheel rolls up or down
over an element

open <details> Specifies that the details should be visible (open) to the
user

optimum <meter> Specifies what value is the optimal value for the gauge

pattern <input> Specifies a regular expression that an <input> element's

value is checked against

placeholder <input>, <textarea> Specifies a short hint that describes the expected value of
the element

poster <video> Specifies an image to be shown while the video is

downloading, or until the user hits the play button

preload <audio>, <video> Specifies if and how the author thinks the audio/video
should be loaded when the page loads

readonly <input>, <textarea> Specifies that the element is read-only

rel <a>, <area>, <link> Specifies the relationship between the current document
and the linked document

required <input>, <select>, <textarea> Specifies that the element must be filled out before
submitting the form

reversed <ol> Specifies that the list order should be descending (9,8,7...)

rows <textarea> Specifies the visible number of lines in a text area

rowspan <td>, <th> Specifies the number of rows a table cell should span

sandbox <iframe> Enables an extra set of restrictions for the content in an

<iframe>

scope <th> Specifies whether a header cell is a header for a column,

row, or group of columns or rows

selected <option> Specifies that an option should be pre-selected when the

page loads
shape <area> Specifies the shape of the area

size <input>, <select> Specifies the width, in characters (for <input>) or specifies
the number of visible options (for <select>)

sizes <img>, <link>, <source> Specifies the size of the linked resource

span <col>, <colgroup> Specifies the number of columns to span

spellcheck Global Attributes Specifies whether the element is to have its spelling and
grammar checked or not

src <audio>, <embed>, <iframe>, <img>, <input>, <script> Specifies the URL of the media file
, <source>, <track>, <video>

srcdoc <iframe> Specifies the HTML content of the page to show in the
<iframe>

srclang <track> Specifies the language of the track text data (required if
kind="subtitles")
srcset <img>, <source> Specifies the URL of the image to use in different
situations

start <ol> Specifies the start value of an ordered list

step <input> Specifies the legal number intervals for an input field

style Global Attributes Specifies an inline CSS style for an element

tabindex Global Attributes Specifies the tabbing order of an element

target <a>, <area>, <base>, <form> Specifies the target for where to open the linked document
or where to submit the form

title Global Attributes Specifies extra information about an element

translate Global Attributes Specifies whether the content of an element should be

translated or not
type <button>, <embed>, <input>, <link>, <menu>, <object> Specifies the type of element
, <script>, <source>, <style>

usemap <img>, <object> Specifies an image as a client-side image-map

value <button>, <input>, <li>, <option>, <meter>, <progress> Specifies the value of the element
, <param>

width <canvas>, <embed>, <iframe>, <img>, <input>, <object Specifies the width of the element
>, <video>

wrap <textarea> Specifies how the text in a text area is to be wrapped when
submitted in a form