Learning Web Design, 6th Edition

Appendix B. HTML Global Attributes

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HTML Global Attributes

The global attributes listed here may be used with any HTML element. For more detailed information, please see:

• The HTML spec (html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/dom.html#global-attributes)
• The “Global Attributes” overview on MDN Web Docs (developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes)

Attribute	Values	Description
accesskey	single text character	Assigns an access key (shortcut key command) to the link. Access keys are also used for form fields. Users may access the element by pressing Alt-<key> (PC) or Ctrl-<key> (Mac). Example: accesskey="B".
autocapitalize	none | off | on | sentences | words | characters	Provides capitalization hints for elements where contenteditable is set to true, and for form and input elements to direct the capitalization of user-provided content (with the exception of the URL, email, and password input states, which never have capitalization enabled).
autocorrect	on | off | "" (empty string)	Enables automatic correction of spelling and/or punctuation errors for elements where contenteditable is set to true, and for form and input elements (with the exception of the URL, email, and password input states). Experimental as of this writing.
autofocus	Boolean attribute; no values	Indicates the element should be focused when the page loads.
class	text string	Assigns one or more classification names to the element. Multiple ...