Input Type=Text
 
End Tag: Omitted
Support Key: 2 | 3 | 3.2 | IE1 | M2A1 | N1 | O2.1
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What is it?
TEXT is a TYPE attribute value to the INPUT element for FORMs. It indicates a single line text entry field.

Common Attributes
%Core%
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N | O
%Events%
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N | O
%Language%
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4 | M | N | O
%Data%
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4?? | M | N | O

Specific Attributes
Accesskey
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N | O
Required? No
Description:
This is a method of giving access/focus to an active HTML element using a keyboard character. This is a common GUI paradigm also known as a "keyboard shortcut" or "keyboard accelerator" A single character is used as the value of this attribute. In addition, a platform-dependent key is usually used in combination with the ACCESSKEY character to access the functionality of the active field.
Values:
A single, case-insensitive alphanumeric character from a browser's character set.
Disabled
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N | O
Required? No
Description:
This is a stand-alone attribute which indicates the element is initially non-functional.
Values: NA
Maxlength
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M2A1 | N1 | O2.1
Required? No
Description:
This optional attribute constrains the number of characters that can be entered into the text field by the user. If the MAXLENGTH attribute is larger than the optional SIZE attribute, the text field should scroll as necessary.
Values: Positive integers.
Name
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M2A1 | N1 | O2.1
Required? Yes
Description:
This is a required attribute that associates a symbolic name to the field for submittal to the form processing script.
Values: Alphanumeric characters.
Readonly
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N | O
Required? No
Description:
This is a stand-alone attribute which tells the browser that content in the field may not be modified by the reader.
Values: NA
Size
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M2A1 | N1 | O2.1
Required? No
Description:
This attribute controls the amount of display space allocated to the text field.
Values: Positive integers.
Tabindex
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4B1 | M | N | O
Required? No
Description:
"Tabbing" is a method of giving access/focus to an active HTML element using a standard keyboard sequence. All the active elements in a document can be cycled through using this sequence (ex: Windows TAB key.) The order of the active elements in this cycle is usually the order they occur in the document, but the TABINDEX attribute allows a different order to be established. The use of this attribute should create the following tabbing order cycle if the browser supports the attribute:
  1. Active elements using the TABINDEX attribute with positive integers are navigated first. Low values are navigated first.
  2. Active elements not specifying any TABINDEX attribute
Those elements carrying a DISABLED attribute or using negative TABINDEX values do not participate in the tabbing cycle.
Values: Positive or negative integers.
Type
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M2A1 | N1 | O2.1
Required? No*
Description:
* This is the TYPE attribute for this INPUT mechanism. The TYPE attribute is not required - if no TYPE attribute is used at all in the INPUT tag, it defaults to TYPE=TEXT.
Values: TEXT
Value
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE1 | M2A1 | N1 | O2.1
Required? No
Description:
An optional attribute that is a default string to be initially displayed in the text field. It is passed to the form processing script paired with the NAME attribute upon submittal.
Values: Alphanumeric characters.
Example
<form>
   <input TYPE="text" VALUE="Bloo was here" NAME="text1" SIZE="10" MAXLENGTH="25" >
</form>
Parent Model
%In-line Parent% | %Block Parent%
Content Model
This element does not accept any content.
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