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
contenteditable Global Attributes Specifies whether
the content of an element is editable or not
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 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>, <optgroup>, <option>, <select>,
<textare>Specifies that the specified element/group 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
enctype <form> Specifies how
the form-data should be encoded when submitting it to the server (only for
method="post")
enterkeyhint Global Attributes Specifies the
text of the enter-key on a virtual keybord
for <label>, <output> Specifies which form
element(s) a label/calculation is bound to
form <button>, <fieldset>, <input>, <label>, <meter>, <object>,
<output>, <select>, <textarea> Specifies the name of the form the 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>, <img>, <input>, <object>, <video>
Specifies the 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/value of the content attribute
id Global Attributes Specifies a unique
id for an element
inert Global Attributes Specifies that the
browser should ignore this section
inputmode Global Attributes Specifies the mode of a
virtual keyboard
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>, <meta>,
<object>, <output>, <param>, <select>, <textarea> Specifies the name of the
element
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
onbeforeunload <body> Script to be
run 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>, <video> Script to be run
when a file is ready to start playing (when it has buffered enough to begin)
oncanplaythrough <audio>, <video> Script to be run 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
oncontextmenu All visible elements. Script to be run
when a context menu is triggered
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
ondurationchange <audio>, <video> Script to be run 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>, <object>, <script>, <style>,
<video> Script to be run when an error occurs
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>, <style>
Script to be run when the element is finished loading
onloadeddata <audio>, <video> Script to be run when
media data is loaded
onloadedmetadata <audio>, <video> Script to be run 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
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 type="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
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)
onvolumechange <audio>, <video> Script to be run each time the volume of a
video/audio has 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
popover Global Attributes Specifies a popover element
popovertarget <button>, <input> Specifies which popover element to invokde
popovertargetaction <button>, <input> Specifies what happens to the popover
element when the button is clicked
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>, <form>, <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>, <source>,
<track>, <video> Specifies the URL of the 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")
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 <a>, <button>, <embed>, <input>, <link>, <menu>, <object>, <script>,
<source>, <style> Specifies the type of element
usemap <img>, <object> Specifies an image as a client-
side image map
value <button>, <input>, <li>, <option>, <meter>, <progress>, <param>
Specifies the value of the element
width <canvas>, <embed>, <iframe>, <img>, <input>, <object>, <video>
Specifies the width of the element
wrap <textarea> Specifies how the text in a text area is
to be wrapped when submitted in a form