Global attributes are attributes common to all HTML elements; they can be used on all elements, though the attributes may have no effect on some elements.
The attributes listed below are supported by almost all the HTML 5 tags.
| Attribute |
Description |
| accesskey |
Specifies a shortcut key to focus an element |
| class |
Classifies an element for use with Cascading Style Sheets. |
| contenteditable |
Content of an element is editable or not |
| contextmenu |
The context menu appears when a user right-clicks on the element. |
| data |
Used to store custom data private to the page or application |
| dir |
Specifies the element's text directionality |
| draggable |
The draggable attribute is an enumerated attribute. |
| hidden |
Specifies that an element is not yet, or is no longer, relevant |
| id |
Unique id for an element |
| itemprop |
An itemprop attribute specified, if doing so adds one or more properties to one or more items |
| itemscope |
The itemscope attribute is a boolean attribute. |
| itemtype |
item types of the item. |
| lang |
language of the element's content |
| spellcheck |
spelling and grammar checked |
| style |
Specifies an inline CSS style for an element |
| tabindex |
tabbing order of an element |
| title |
Specifies extra information about an element |
| translate |
Content of an element should be translated or not |
| Tag |
Description |
| <article> |
Article in a document |
| <aside> |
Content aside from the page content |
| <audio> |
Sound content |
| <bdi> |
Isolates a part of text that might be formatted in a different direction
from other text outside it |
| <canvas> |
Draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript) |
| <datalist> |
Specifies a list of pre-defined options for input controls |
| <details> |
Details that the user |
| <dialog> |
Dialog box or window |
| <embed> |
Container for an external (non-HTML) application |
| <figcaption> |
Caption for a <figure> Tag |
| <figure> |
Self-contained content |
| <footer> |
Footer for a document or section |
| <header> |
Header for a document or section |
| <main> |
Mmain content of a document |
| <mark> |
Marked/highlighted text |
| <menuitem> |
Menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu |
| <meter> |
Scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge) |
| <keygen> |
Key-pair generator field (for forms) |
| <nav> |
Navigation links |
| <output> |
Result of a calculation |
| <progress> |
Progress of a task |
| <section> |
Section in a document |
| <source> |
Multiple media resources for media elements (<video> and <audio>) |
| <summary> |
Visible heading for a <details> element |
| <svg> |
Scalable vector graphics |
| <time> |
Date/time |
| <track> |
Tracks for media elements (<video> and <audio>) |
| <video> |
Video or movie |
| <wbr> |
Possible line-break |
