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Complete list of HTML attributes with description

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When developing sites, all kinds of tags with various attributes are actively used. What attributes are there in HTML ? This article provides a complete list of HTML attributes with description.

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Title	Description	Tags
accept	specifies a list of types that the server accepts	form, input
accept-charset	specifies a list of supported character sets	form
accesskey	defines a keyboard shortcut to activate or add focus to an element	all
action	sets the address that will process the data submitted through the form	form
align	sets the horizontal alignment of the element	applet, caption, col, colgroup, hr, iframe, img, table, tbody, td, tfoot, td, tdead, tr
alt	sets alternate text in case the image cannot be displayed	applet, area, img, input
async	indicates that the script should be executed asynchronously	script
autocomplete	indicates whether controls on a form can have their own autocomplete values on a form by default	form, input
autofocus	sets focus on an element	button, input, keygen, select, textarea
autoplay	sets autoplay content	audio, video
autosave	specifies that the previous value should be saved in the dropdown list on page load	input
bgcolor	sets the background color of an element, use CSS instead	body, col, colgroup, marquee, table, tbody, tfoot, td, th, tr
border	specifies border, deprecated attribute, CSS should be used instead	img, object, table
buffered	contains the length of time already buffered by the media	audio, video
challenge	specifies the call string that is passed along with the public key	keygen
charset	sets content encoding	meta, script
checked	indicates whether the element should be flagged on page load	command, input
cite	specifies the source for the quote	blockquote, del, ins, q
class	sets the class for the element	all
code	specifies the URL of the applet to load and execute	applet
codebase	provides an absolute or relative directory address	applet
color	sets the color, CSS should be used instead	basefont, font, hr
cols	defines the number of columns	textarea
colspan	defines the range of the number of cell columns	td, th
content	sets the value, depends on the context	meta
contenteditable	indicates whether the content of the element is editable	all
contextmenu	defines the id of the menu element that will serve as the context menu of the element	all
controls	indicates whether to display control buttons	audio, video
coords	sets the coordinates of the area for the active area	area
data	specifies the resource address	object
data- *	allows you to attach custom attributes	all
datetime	indicates the date and time associated with the element	del, ins, time
default	sets the default track	track
defer	indicates that the script should be run after the page is loaded	script
dir	defines the direction of the text, allowed values: ltr, rtl	all
dirname	specifies a unique name for the text output direction value	input, textarea
disabled	turns off the element	button, command, fieldset, input, keygen, optgroup, option, select, textarea
download	indicates that the link is used to download	a, area
draggable	determines if the element can be dragged	all
dropzone	indicates that the element accepts the content of the element being dragged onto it	all
enctype	defines the content type for form data when using the post	form
for	sets the relationship between elements	label, output
form	specifies the form that owns the element	button, fieldset, input, keygen, label, meter, object, output, progress, select, textarea
formaction	specifies an element action overwriting the action specified on the form	input, button
headers	table header identifiers that apply to this element	td, th
height	sets the height of the element, for other tags use CSS	canvas, embed, iframe, img, input, object, video
hidden	hides the element	all
high	sets the lower bound of the upper range	meter
href	specifies the resource address	a, area, base, link
hreflang	sets the language of the resource	a, area, link
http-equiv	specifies heading equivalents	meta
icon	sets the picture that will represent the command	command
id	specifies the identifier	all
ismap	makes the image part of the server image map	img
itemprop	is used to add microdata dictionary properties to an element	all
keytype	indicates the type of generated key	keygen
kind	sets the look of the text track	track
label	indicates the readable title of the text track	track
lang	defines the language for the used element	all
language	defines the scripting language used in the element	script
list	sets a list of options	input
loop	sets whether to repeat tracks	audio, bgsound, marquee, video
low	sets the upper bound of the lower range	meter
manifest	sets the address of the cached document manifest	html
max	sets the maximum allowed value	input, meter, progress
maxlength	sets the maximum number of characters	input, textarea
media	sets a hint for tags	a, area, link, source, style
method	sets the method for sending data: post, get	form
min	sets the minimum acceptable value	input, meter
multiple	specifies multiple selection	input (type email or file), select
name	specifies the name of the element	button, form, fieldset, iframe, input, keygen, object, output, select, textarea, map, meta, param
novalidate	indicates that the form should not be validated	form
open	indicates whether to show details on page load	details
optimum	sets the optimal number	meter
pattern	specifies regular expression	input
pattern	specifies regular expression	input
ping	sets ping	a, area
placeholder	sets a hint	input, textarea
poster	sets the poster	video
preload	controls preload	audio, video
pubdate	sets the publication date	time
radiogroup	sets a group of radioelements	command
readonly	indicates whether the content of the elements can be edited	input, textarea
rel	specifies the relationship of the target to the link	a, area, link
required	indicates whether padding is required	input, select, textarea
reversed	instructs to display the list in descending order	ol
rows	sets the number of lines	textarea
rowspan	defines the number of table cell rows to be merged	td, th
sandbox	allows you to set a number of restrictions on the content loaded in the frame	iframe
spellcheck	controls the spell check permission	all
scope	links header cells and regular cells	th
scoped	sets the style to be applied only inside the parent element	style
seamless	specifies that the content of the frame should be displayed as if it were part of the document	iframe
selected	sets the value	option
shape	defines on the image the type of hotspot that serves as a link	a, area
size	sets the width of the element	input, select
sizes	sets the size of the icon	link
span	defines the number of columns to which the given characteristics will be applied	col, colgroup
src	specifies the address	audio, embed, iframe, img, input, script, source, track, video
srcdoc	sets the content of the frame directly in the attribute	iframe
srclang	sets the language	track
srcset	specifies a comma-separated list of one or more values indicating the set of possible images to display in the browser	img
start	specifies the starting number	ol
step	sets the step for values	input
style	sets styles	all
summary	is for a short description of the table	table
tabindex	rewrites the order of focus when the tab is pressed	all
target	specifies where to open the document	a, area, base, form
title	sets the text that will be displayed in the tooltip when hovered over	all
type	specifies the type of element	button, input, command, embed, object, script, source, style, menu
usemap	links an image and an image map	img, input, object
value	sets the value	button, option, input, li, meter, progress, param
width	sets the width of the element, for other tags use CSS	canvas, embed, iframe, img, input, object, video
wrap	indicates whether the text should be wrapped	textarea