The HTML oninput event attribute is triggered when the user enters input in an input/textarea HTML element in an HTML document.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
<tagname oninput=”script”></tagname>
Example
Let us see an example of HTML on input event Attribute −
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> body { color: #000; height: 100vh; background: linear-gradient(62deg, #FBAB7E 0%, #F7CE68 100%) no-repeat; text-align: center; padding: 20px; } textarea { border: 2px solid #fff; background: transparent; font-size: 1rem; } ::placeholder { color: #000; font-size: 1rem; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>HTML oninput Event Attribute Demo</h1> <textarea placeholder="Enter your message here" oninput="inputFn()" rows='8' cols="50"></textarea> <script> function inputFn() { document.querySelector('textarea').style.background = '#ffffff36'; } </script> </body> </html>
Output
Now enter your message in the text area to observe how oninput event attribute works.