HTML: <textarea> autofocus attribute

Online example

An automatically focused text area:

<textarea rows="4" cols="50" autofocus>
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</textarea>

Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

Internet Explorer 10, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari support the autofocus attribute.

Note:Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions support the autofocus attribute of the <textarea> tag.

Definition and Usage

The autofocus attribute is a boolean attribute.

The autofocus attribute specifies that the text area should automatically receive focus when the page is loaded.

HTML 4.01 between5difference

The autofocus attribute is an HTML5 New attributes for the <textarea> tag.

Differences between HTML and XHTML

In XHTML, attribute shorthand is prohibited, and the autofocus attribute must be defined as <textarea autofocus="autofocus">.

Syntax

<textarea autofocus>