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 |