These are the HTML attributes that are standard and associated with all the visual HTML tags. These attributes are listed with a brief description.
Global HTML Attributes
These attributes are not valid in the base, head, HTML, meta, param, script, style, and title elements.
| Attribute | HTML5 | Description |
|---|---|---|
| accesskey | Specifies a shortcut key for an element to be used in place of keyboard. | |
| class | The class of the element. | |
| contenteditable | Yes | Boolean attribute to specify whether the element is editable or not. |
| contextmenu | Yes | Specifies a context menu for an element. |
| data-* | Yes | Used to store custom data associated with the element. |
| draggable | Yes | Boolean attribute to specify whether the element can be dragged or not. |
| dropzone | Yes | Specifies whether the dragged data is copied, moved, or linked when dropped. |
| hidden | Yes | Specifies whether the element should be visible or not. |
| id | Yes | A unique id for the element. |
| spellcheck | Yes | Specifies if the element must have its spelling or grammar checked. |
| style | An inline style definition. | |
| tabindex | Specifies the tab order of an element. | |
| title | The text to display in a tooltip. | |
| translate | Yes | The boolean attribute specifies whether the content of an element should be translated or not. |
Language Attributes
The lang attribute indicates the language being used for the enclosed content. The language is identified using the ISO RFC 1766 standard language abbreviations as described in the standard.
These attributes are not valid in the base, br, frame, frameset, hr, iframe, param, and script elements.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dir | ltr | rtl | Sets the text direction. |
| lang | language_code | Sets the language code. |