HTML Global attributes
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Different HTML elements can have
attributes that specify how they should be formatted or interpreted or allow
further characterisation of the element, which can be either standard
attributes or event
attributes. Some standard attributes can apply to essentially all HTML
elements. These ‘global’ attributes include:
Attribute
|
Description
|
Applicable to
|
More
|
accesskey
|
Shortcut key to
activate/focus element
|
All
|
Here
|
class
|
One or more class names
for the element
|
All
|
Here. Refers to a
class in a CSS
style
|
contenteditable
|
Indicates whether
content is editable
|
All
|
Here. New
in HTML 5
|
contextmenu
|
Specifies context menu
(i.e. what appears when right-click)
|
All
|
Here. New
in HTML 5
|
data-*
|
Custom data private to
page of application
|
All
|
Here. New in
HTML 5
|
dir
|
Text direction for
element content
|
All
|
Here. New in HTML 5
|
draggable
|
Whether element is
draggable
|
All
|
Here. New in
HTML 5
|
dropzone
|
Whether dragged data is
copied, moved or linked when dropped
|
All
|
Here. New in
HTML 5
|
hidden
|
Whether element is not
relevant
|
All
|
Here. New in
HTML 5
|
id
|
Unique id for an
element (for e.g. JavaScript)
|
All
|
Here
|
lang
|
Language of an
element’s content
|
All
|
Here
|
spellcheck
|
Indicates whether
element is to have its spelling and grammar checked
|
All
|
Here. New in
HTML 5
|
style
|
Inline CSS style
for an element
|
All
|
Here
|
tabindex
|
Tab order of an element
|
All
|
Here
|
title
|
Extra information about
element
|
All
|
Here
|
translate
|
Whether content of an
element should be translated
|
All
|
Here. New in
HTML 5
|
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