HTML DOM tabIndex Property
Example
Change the tab order for three links:
document.getElementById("myAnchor1").tabIndex = "3";
document.getElementById("myAnchor2").tabIndex = "2";
document.getElementById("myAnchor3").tabIndex = "1";
Try it Yourself »
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
The tabIndex property sets or returns the value of the tabindex attribute of an element.
The tabindex attribute specifies the tab order of an element (when the "tab" button is used for navigating).
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tabIndex | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the tabIndex property:
HTMLElementObject.tabIndex
Set the tabIndex property:
HTMLElementObject.tabIndex = number
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| number | Specifies the tabbing order of the element (1 is first). Note: If the number is negative, the element will be removed from the tab order |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the tab order of the element |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Get the tab order of the first <a> element (index 0) in the document:
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("A")[0].tabIndex;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
Try it Yourself »
Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML tabindex Attribute
❮ Element Object
