HTML Input Attributes
HTML input attributes are various properties that you can set to control the behavior and appearance of<input> elements in HTML forms.Common attributes :
1. type
Specifies the type of input element.
Example:
<input type="text" name="username">
<input type="password" name="password">
<input type="email" name="email">
2. name
Specifies the name of the input element, which is used to reference form data after it’s submitted.
Example:
<input type="text" name="username">
3. value
Specifies the initial value of the input element.Example:
<input type="text" name="username" value="JohnDoe">
4. placeholder
Provides a hint to the user of what can be entered in the input field.
Example:
<input type="text" name="username" placeholder="Enter your username">
5. required
Specifies that the input field must be filled out before submitting the form.
Example:
<input type="text" name="username" required>
6. readonly
Specifies that the input field is read-only.
Example:
<input type="text" name="username" value="JohnDoe" readonly>
7. disabled
Specifies that the input field is disabled.
Example:
<input type="text" name="username" value="JohnDoe" disabled>
8. maxlength
Specifies the maximum number of characters allowed in the input field.
Example:
<input type="text" name="username" maxlength="10">
9. size
Specifies the width of the input field (in characters).
Example:
<input type="text" name="username" size="20">
10. min and max
Specifies the minimum and maximum values for an input field.
Example:
<input type="number" name="age" min="18" max="99">
11. step
Specifies the interval between legal numbers in an input field.
Example:
<input type="number" name="quantity" step="5">
12. pattern
Specifies a regular expression that the input field’s value must match.
Example:
<input type="text" name="username" pattern="[A-Za-z]{3,}">
13. autofocus
Specifies that the input field should automatically get focus when the page loads.Example:
<input type="text" name="username" autofocus>
14. autocomplete
Specifies whether the input field should have autocomplete enabled.
Example:
<input type="text" name="username" autocomplete="off">
15. multiple
Specifies that the user can enter more than one value (for
<input type="file"> or <input type="email">).Example:
<input type="file" name="files" multiple><input type="email" name="emails" multiple>
16. list
Refers to a<datalist> element that contains predefined options for the input field.Example:
<input type="text" name="browsers" list="browsers-list">
<datalist id="browsers-list">
<option value="Chrome">
<option value="Firefox">
<option value="Safari">
</datalist>
