HTML attributes list

Attributes make the elements more usable. HTML elements represent different behaviour on different attributes. They are always used in the starting tag. The syntax to write an attribute is given below.

<div attribute-name=attribute-value></div>
<div title=html></div>

Attributes	Description
abbr	the alternative text for the header cell in short or expanded form.
accept	suggests the input control what kind of file will be accepted.
accept-charset	defines character encodings to be used for form submission.
accesskey	control using keyboard shortcuts to active an element.
action	location (URL) for form submission.
alt	alternate text when the image is not visible.
async	It executes script asynchronously.
autocomplete	browser suggests different options to the user for autofill feature.
autofocus	It automatically focuses the control to the specified input field when the page is loaded.
autoplay	It playbacks the media when a page is loaded.
border	defines a border for the table.
challenge	A kind of string to package with the generated public key.
charset	character encoding to store or transmit
checked	The input control is selected by default.
cite	citation link to the original source of quoted text.
class	Used to include CSS properties to style an element.
cols	defines the width or no. of characters per line.
colspan	This attribute allows a cell to contain or span more than one column in a table.
content	The corresponding value of name in <meta> element.It may be keywords, description etc.
contenteditable	It allows any element to edit content.
controls	represents controls for the media such as play/pause, volume control.
coords	Specifies coordinates to specify an area on the image.
crossorigin	describes how to manage cross-origin requests.
data	Location (address) of the resource to embed in an <object> element.
datetime	machine-readable value of time and date.
deault	Activates the track if the other text track is not appropriate.
defer	defers the script execution.
dir	specifies the directionality of the element.
disabled	It makes the input field uneditable and unprocessable.
download	downloads the linked file and value of the attribute is a default file name for the downloaded file in local server.
enctype	represents the encoding type for the form submission.
for	It associates the <label> element with the form control.
formaction	Location or address for the form submission where form is processed.
formenctype	character encoding set to store or use for the form submission.
formmethod	HTTP to use for form submission. "GET" or "POST"
formnovalidate	submits the form without validation.
formtarget	represents the browsing mode for form submission.
height	Height (vertical dimension) of the visual content for the corresponding element.
hidden	specifies that the content is not yet relevant.
high	defines the low limit of the high range.
href	represents the address (URL) of the hyperlink.
hreflang	represents the language of the linked document.
http-equiv	pragma directive used in <meta> element.
id	defines a unique id for the HTML element.
ismap	provides access to the server-side image map.
kind	one kind of text track.
label	represents user visible-label (name) of a group of options.
lang	specifies a language for the element.
list	represents the list of pre-defined options linked with another element.
loop	The media seeks back to the start upon reaching at the end.
low	specifies the high limit of the low range values.
max	represents maximum value or range.
maxlength	specifies the maximum length of the value. Actually, it is the maximum number of characters.
media	valid media to which some properties are applied.
method	HTTP method for form submission.
min	represents minimum value or range.
minlength	represents minimum length or value. Actually, it is the minimum number of characters.
multiple	It allows multiple values to select or save.
muted	The audio stream is muted by deault.
name	name of the form control to process after submission.
novalidate	submits the form without validation.
optimum	represents optimum value. It is less than the maximum value and greater than the minimum value.
pattern	pattern to be matched by the user entered value in an input field.
placeholder	watermark label of text visible to the user in a form control.
poster	An image shown prior to video playback.
preload	specifies how much buffering the media resource needs.
readonly	the user can only read the value in an element.
rel	relationship between the current page and linked document.
required	This attribute forces the user to enter the value in the form control.
reversed	numbers the list items backward in an ordered list
rows	represents height (no of lines to show) of the textarea.
rowspan	It allows a cell to span more than one rows in a table.
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spellcheck	This attribute tracks and underlines the spelling mistakes.
selected	An option is selected by default in a list of options.
shape	image map created on the image.
size	size of the form control.
sizes	represents the sizes of icons for visual media.
span	spans more than one columns.
src	Location (URL) of the external resource.
start	custom starting value for the ordered list.
step	This attribute increments or decrements the same value in an input field.
style	This attribute styles the visual HTML element using CSS properties.
tabindex	decides the focus of element and the relative order of sequential navigation.
target	Browsing mode for a hyperlink.
title	specifies a title for the element.
translate	whether to translate the HTML element or not.
type	defines the type of the linked resource.
typemustmatch	the type attribute and content-type value of embedded resource must match to use.
usemap	name of the image map to use.
value	represents value in an input field to be processed.
width	represents the width (horizontal dimension) of the visual content.
wrap	How the value of input control is wrapped.