HTML5 Pocket Reference, 5th Edition

HTML5 Global Attributes

A number of attributes are shared by all elements in HTML5 and are referred to collectively as the Global Attributes:

accesskey="character"

Assigns an access key (shortcut key command) that activates or focuses the element. The value is a single character. Users may access the element by hitting Alt-<key> (PC) or Ctrl-<key> (Mac).

class="text string"

Assigns one or more classification names to the element.

contenteditable="true|false"

Not in HTML 4.01. Indicates the user can edit the element. This attribute is already well supported in current browser versions.

contextmenu="id of menu element"

Not in HTML 4.01. Specifies a context menu that applies to the element. The context menu must be requested by the user, for example, by a right-click.

dir="ltr|rtl|auto"

Specifies the direction of the element. ltr indicates left to right; rtl indicates right to left; and auto indicates that direction should be determined programmatically.

draggable="true|false"

Not in HTML 4.01. Indicates the element is draggable, meaning it can be moved by clicking and holding on it, and then moving it to a new position in the window.

dropzone="copy|move|link|string:text string type|file:file type"

Not in HTML 4.01. Indicates what happens when a data is dragged onto the element and what kind of data to accept. copy results in a copy of the dragged data; move moves the data to a new location; and link results in a link to the original data. Including string:text/plain allows it to accept any text ...