Global attributes are attributes common to all HTML elements; they can be used on all elements, though they may have no effect on some elements.

Global attributes may be specified on allHTML elements,even those not specified in the standard. That means that any non-standard elements must still permit these attributes, even though using those elements means that the document is no longer HTML5-compliant. For example, HTML5-compliant browsers hide content marked as<foo hidden>…</foo>, even though<foo> is not a valid HTML element.

In addition to the basic HTML global attributes, the following global attributes also exist:

• xml:lang andxml:base — these are inherited from the XHTML specifications and deprecated, but kept for compatibility purposes.
• The ARIArole attribute and the multiplearia-* states and properties, used for ensuring accessibility.
• Theevent handler attributes listed below.

List of global attributes

accesskey

Provides a hint for generating a keyboard shortcut for the current element. This attribute consists of a space-separated list of characters. The browser should use the first one that exists on the computer keyboard layout.

anchorNon-standard

Associates a positioned element with an anchor element. The attribute's value is theid value of the element you want to anchor the positioned element to. The element can then be positionedusing CSS anchor positioning.

autocapitalize

Controls whether inputted text is automatically capitalized and, if so, in what manner.

autocorrect

Controls whether input text is automatically corrected for spelling errors.This can be applied to elements that have editable text except for<input> elements with the attribute:type="password",type="email", ortype="url".

autofocus

Indicates that an element is to be focused on page load, or as soon as the<dialog> it is part of is displayed. This attribute is a boolean, initially false.

class

A space-separated list of the classes of the element. Classes allow CSS and JavaScript to select and access specific elements via theclass selectors or functions like the methodDocument.getElementsByClassName().

contenteditable

Anenumerated attribute indicating if the element should be editable by the user. If so, the browser modifies its widget to allow editing. The attribute must take one of the following values:

• true or theempty string, which indicates that the element must be editable;
• false, which indicates that the element must not be editable.
• plaintext-only, which indicates the element's raw text is editable, but rich text formatting is disabled.

data-*

Forms a class of attributes, called custom data attributes, that allow proprietary information to be exchanged between theHTML and itsDOM representation that may be used by scripts. All such custom data are available via theHTMLElement interface of the element the attribute is set on. TheHTMLElement.dataset property gives access to them.

dir

An enumerated attribute indicating the directionality of the element's text. It can have the following values:

• ltr, which meansleft to right and is to be used for languages that are written from the left to the right (like English);
• rtl, which meansright to left and is to be used for languages that are written from the right to the left (like Arabic);
• auto, which lets the user agent decide. It uses a basic algorithm as it parses the characters inside the element until it finds a character with a strong directionality, then it applies that directionality to the whole element.

draggable

An enumerated attribute indicating whether the element can be dragged, using theDrag and Drop API. It can have the following values:

• true, which indicates that the element may be dragged
• false, which indicates that the element may not be dragged.

enterkeyhint

Hints what action label (or icon) to present for the enter key on virtual keyboards.

exportparts

Used to transitively export shadow parts from a nested shadow tree into a containing light tree.

hidden

An enumerated attribute indicating that the element is not yet, or is no longer,relevant. For example, it can be used to hide elements of the page that can't be used until the login process has been completed. The browser won't render such elements. This attribute must not be used to hide content that could legitimately be shown.

id

Defines a unique identifier (ID) which must be unique in the whole document. Its purpose is to identify the element when linking (using a fragment identifier), scripting, or styling (with CSS).

inert

A boolean value that makes the browser disregard user input events for the element. Useful when click events are present.

inputmode

Provides a hint to browsers about the type of virtual keyboard configuration to use when editing this element or its contents. Used primarily on<input> elements, but is usable on any element while incontenteditable mode.

is

Allows you to specify that a standard HTML element should behave like a registered customized built-in element (seeUsing custom elements for more details).

itemid

The unique, global identifier of an item.

itemprop

Used to add properties to an item. Every HTML element may have anitemprop attribute specified, where anitemprop consists of a name and value pair.

itemref

Properties that are not descendants of an element with theitemscope attribute can be associated with the item using anitemref. It provides a list of element ids (notitemids) with additional properties elsewhere in the document.

itemscope

itemscope (usually) works along withitemtype to specify that the HTML contained in a block is about a particular item.itemscope creates the Item and defines the scope of theitemtype associated with it.itemtype is a valid URL of a vocabulary (such asschema.org) that describes the item and its properties context.

itemtype

Specifies the URL of the vocabulary that will be used to defineitemprops (item properties) in the data structure.itemscope is used to set the scope of where in the data structure the vocabulary set byitemtype will be active.

lang

Helps define the language of an element: the language that non-editable elements are in, or the language that editable elements should be written in by the user. The attribute should contain a validBCP 47 language tag.xml:lang has priority over it.

nonce

A cryptographic nonce ("number used once") which can be used byContent Security Policy to determine whether or not a given fetch will be allowed to proceed.

part

A space-separated list of the part names of the element. Part names allows CSS to select and style specific elements in a shadow tree via the::part pseudo-element.

popover

Used to designate an element as a popover element (seePopover API). Popover elements are hidden viadisplay: none until opened via an invoking/control element (i.e., a<button> or<input type="button"> with apopovertarget attribute) or aHTMLElement.showPopover() call.

role

Roles define the semantic meaning of content, allowing screen readers and other tools to present and support interaction with an object in a way that is consistent with user expectations of that type of object.roles are added to HTML elements usingrole="role_type", whererole_type is the name of a role in the ARIA specification.

slot

Assigns a slot in ashadow DOM shadow tree to an element: An element with aslot attribute is assigned to the slot created by the<slot> element whosename attribute's value matches thatslot attribute's value.

spellcheck

An enumerated attribute defines whether the element may be checked for spelling errors. It may have the following values:

• empty string ortrue, which indicates that the element should be, if possible, checked for spelling errors;
• false, which indicates that the element should not be checked for spelling errors.

style

ContainsCSS styling declarations to be applied to the element. Note that it is recommended for styles to be defined in a separate file or files. This attribute and the<style> element have mainly the purpose of allowing for quick styling, for example for testing purposes.

tabindex

An integer attribute indicating if the element can take input focus (isfocusable), if it should participate to sequential keyboard navigation, and if so, at what position. It can take several values:

• anegative value means that the element should be focusable, but should not be reachable via sequential keyboard navigation;
• 0 means that the element should be focusable and reachable via sequential keyboard navigation, but its relative order is defined by the platform convention;
• apositive value means that the element should be focusable and reachable via sequential keyboard navigation; the order in which the elements are focused is the increasing value of thetabindex. If several elements share the same tabindex, their relative order follows their relative positions in the document.

title

Contains a text representing advisory information related to the element it belongs to. Such information can typically, but not necessarily, be presented to the user as a tooltip.

translate

An enumerated attribute that is used to specify whether an element's attribute values and the values of itsText node children are to be translated when the page is localized, or whether to leave them unchanged. It can have the following values:

• empty string oryes, which indicates that the element will be translated.
• no, which indicates that the element will not be translated.

virtualkeyboardpolicyExperimental

Anenumerated attribute used to control the on-screen virtual keyboard behavior on devices such as tablets, mobile phones, or other devices where a hardware keyboard may not be available for elements that its content is editable (for example, it is an<input> or<textarea> element, or an element with thecontenteditable attribute set).

• auto or anempty string, which automatically shows the virtual keyboard when the element is focused or tapped.
• manual, which decouples focus and tap on the element from the virtual keyboard's state.

writingsuggestions

Anenumerated attribute indicating if browser-provided writing suggestions should be enabled under the scope of the element or not.

• false, which disables the browser's writing suggestions.
• true or anempty string, which enables writing suggestions.

List of global event handler attributes

HTML event handler attributes are discouraged; seeHTML attribute reference for how they work.

While the attributes listed below apply to all elements, they are not useful on all elements. For example,onvolumechange HTML attribute is accepted by all elements and attaches an event listener forvolumechange, but only media elements will ever receive avolumechange event fired by the browser. For other elements, you can only useEventTarget.dispatchEvent() to manually dispatch one.Some attributes can be specified on<body>, but they would instead listen to events onwindow.

• onabort
• onanimationcancel
• onanimationend
• onanimationiteration
• onanimationstart
• onauxclick
• onbeforeinput
• onbeforematch
• onbeforetoggle
• onblur
• oncancel
• oncanplay
• oncanplaythrough
• onchange
• onclick
• onclose
• oncommand
• oncontentvisibilityautostatechange
• oncontextlost
• oncontextmenu
• oncontextrestored
• oncopy
• oncuechange
• oncut
• ondblclick
• ondrag
• ondragend
• ondragenter
• ondragleave
• ondragover
• ondragstart
• ondrop
• ondurationchange
• onemptied
• onended
• onerror
• onfocus
• onfocusin
• onfocusout
• onformdata
• onfullscreenchange
• onfullscreenerror
• ongesturechangeNon-standard
• ongestureendNon-standard
• ongesturestartNon-standard
• ongotpointercapture
• oninput
• oninvalid
• onkeydown
• onkeypressDeprecated
• onkeyup
• onload
• onloadeddata
• onloadedmetadata
• onloadstart
• onlostpointercapture
• onmousedown
• onmouseenter
• onmouseleave
• onmousemove
• onmouseout
• onmouseover
• onmouseup
• onmousewheelDeprecatedNon-standard
• onpaste
• onpause
• onplay
• onplaying
• onpointercancel
• onpointerdown
• onpointerenter
• onpointerleave
• onpointermove
• onpointerout
• onpointerover
• onpointerrawupdate
• onpointerup
• onprogress
• onratechange
• onreset
• onresize
• onscroll
• onscrollend
• onscrollsnapchangeExperimental
• onscrollsnapchangingExperimental
• onsecuritypolicyviolation
• onseeked
• onseeking
• onselect
• onselectionchange
• onselectstart
• onslotchange
• onstalled
• onsubmit
• onsuspend
• ontimeupdate
• ontoggle
• ontouchcancel
• ontouchend
• ontouchmove
• ontouchstart
• ontransitioncancel
• ontransitionend
• ontransitionrun
• ontransitionstart
• onvolumechange
• onwaiting
• onwebkitmouseforcechangedNon-standard
• onwebkitmouseforcedownNon-standard
• onwebkitmouseforceupNon-standard
• onwebkitmouseforcewillbeginNon-standard
• onwheel

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Element interface that allows querying most global attributes.