HTML <textarea> autofocus Attribute
Example
A text area with autofocus:
<textarea autofocus>
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</textarea>
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Definition and Usage
The autofocus attribute is a boolean attribute.
When present, it specifies that the text area should automatically get focus when the page loads.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| autofocus | Yes | 10.0 | 4.0 | Yes | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The autofocus attribute is new for the <textarea> tag in HTML5.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
In XHTML, attribute minimization is forbidden, and the autofocus attribute must be defined as <textarea autofocus="autofocus">.
Syntax
<textarea autofocus>
❮ HTML <textarea> tag
