Attribute Belongs to Description

accept <input> Specifies the

types of files
that the server
accepts (only
for type="file")

accept- <form> Specifies the

charset 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)

autocomplet <form>, <input> Specifies

whether the
<form> or the
<input>
element should
have
autocomplete
enabled

autofocus <button>, <input>, <keygen>,<selec Specifies that

t>, <textarea> 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

challenge <keygen> Specifies that

the value of
the <keygen>
element should
be challenged
when
 submitted

charset <meta>, <script> Specifies the

character
encoding

checked <input> Specifies that

an <input>
element should
be pre-selected
when the page
loads (for
type="checkbo
x" or
type="radio")

cite <blockquote>, <del>, <ins>, <q> Specifies a URL

which explains
the
quote/deleted/i
nserted 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

contentedita Global Attributes Specifies

ble whether the
content of an
element is
editable or not

contextmen Global Attributes Specifies a

u 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>,<keyg Specifies that

en>, the specified
<optgroup>, <option>,<select>, <tex element/group
tarea> of elements
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/calculatio
n is bound to

form <button>, <fieldset>, <input>,<keyg Specifies the

en>, name of the
<label>, <meter>, <object>,<output form the
>, <select>, <textarea> element
belongs to

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>, <im Specifies the

g>,<input>, <object>, <video> height of the
element

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/val
ue 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

keytype <keygen> Specifies the

security
algorithm of
the key

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

manifest <html> Specifies the

 address of the
document's
cache manifest
(for offline
browsing)

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>, <sty Specifies what

le> 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>,<ifram Specifies the

 e>, <input>, <keygen>, <map>,<me name of the
ta>, <object>, <output>,<param>, < element
select>, <textarea>

novalidate <form> Specifies that

the form
should not be
validated when
submitted

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

>,<video> on abort

onafterprint <body> Script to be run

after the
document is
printed

onbeforeprin <body> Script to be run

t before the
document is
printed

onbeforeunl <body> Script to be run

oad when the
document is
about to be
unloaded

onblur All visible elements. Script to be run

when the
element loses
focus

oncanplay <audio>, <embed>, <object>, <vide Script to be run

o> when a file is
ready to start
playing (when
it has buffered
enough to
begin)

oncanplayth <audio>, <video> Script to be run

rough when a file can
 be played all
the way to the
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

oncontextm All visible elements. Script to be run

enu when a context
menu is
triggered

oncopy All visible elements. Script to be run

when the
content of the
element is
being copied

oncuechang <track> Script to be run

e when the cue
changes in
a <track> elem
ent

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
at the end of a
drag operation

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

ondurationc <audio>, <video> Script to be run

hange when the
length of the
media changes

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>, Script to be run

<object>, <script>, <style>, <video> when an error
occurs

onfocus All visible elements. Script to be run

when the
element gets
focus

onhashchan <body> Script to be run

ge 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>, Script to be run

<link>, <script>, <style> when the
element is
finished loading

onloadeddat <audio>, <video> Script to be run

a when media
data is loaded

onloadedme <audio>, <video> Script to be run

tadata when meta
data (like
dimensions and
duration) are
loaded

onloadstart <audio>, <video> Script to be run

just as the file
begins to load
before
anything is
actually loaded

onmousedo All visible elements. Script to be run

wn when a mouse
button is
pressed down
on an element

onmousemo All visible elements. Script to be run

ve as long as the
mouse pointer
 is moving over
an element

onmouseout All visible elements. Script to be run

when a mouse
pointer moves
ot of an
element

onmouseove All visible elements. Script to be run

r 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

onmousewh All visible elements. Script to be run

eel 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
programmatica
lly

onplay <audio>, <video> Script to be run

when the
media is ready
to start playing

onplaying <audio>, <video> Script to be run

when the
media actually
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

onratechang <audio>, <video> Script to be run

e 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="searc
h">)

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

ontimeupdat <audio>, <video> Script to be run

e 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)

onvolumech <audio>, <video> Script to be run

ange each time the
volume is
changed which
(includes
setting the
volume to
"mute")

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

scoped <style> Specifies that

the styles only
apply to this
element's
parent element
and that
element's child
elements

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 <link> 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 Specifies the

>,<input>, <script>, <source>, <trac URL of the
k>,<video> media file

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
")

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> Specifies the

,<menu>, <object>, <script>, <sourc type of
e>,<style> element

usemap <img>, <object> Specifies an

image as a
client-side
image-map

value <button>, <input>, <li>, <option>,< Specifies the

meter>, <progress>, <param> value of the
element

width <canvas>, <embed>, <iframe>, <im Specifies the

g>,<input>, <object>, <video> width of the
element

wrap <textarea> Specifies how

the text in a
 text area is to
be wrapped
when
submitted in a
form

HTML Global Attributes

= Attribute added in HTML5.

Attribute Description

accesskey Specifies a shortcut key to activate/focus

an element

class Specifies one or more classnames for an

element (refers to a class in a style sheet)

contenteditable Specifies whether the content of an

element is editable or not

contextmenu Specifies a context menu for an element.

The context menu appears when a user
right-clicks on the element

data-* Used to store custom data private to the

page or application

dir Specifies the text direction for the content

in an element

draggable Specifies whether an element is draggable

or not

dropzone Specifies whether the dragged data is

copied, moved, or linked, when dropped

hidden Specifies that an element is not yet, or is

no longer, relevant

id Specifies a unique id for an element

lang Specifies the language of the element's

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

style Specifies an inline CSS style for an element

tabindex Specifies the tabbing order of an element

title Specifies extra information about an

element

translate Specifies whether the content of an

element should be translated or not