Input Type=Text
 
Support Key: [2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M2A1|N1|O2.1]
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Standards Details:
In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
XHTML Modules:
Basic Forms, Forms
CSS 'display' Type:
"inline" (Replaced element)
CSS Mapping:
NA
Default Rendering:
A text entry box
Official Docs:
HTML 4.x, XHTML 1.1

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] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6B1|O4]
%Accessibility%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6|O5]
%Events%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE3|M|N2|O3]
%Language%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4|M|N6B1|O]
%Data%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4|M|N|O]
%Editing%
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE5.5|M|N|O]

Specific Attributes
Accesskey
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6B2|O7]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
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: CDATA. [A single, case-insensitive character from a browser's character set.]
Align
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N6B1|O]
Standards Details: Deprecated in HTML 4.x/XHTML 1.0. Dropped in XHTML 1.1.
Required? No
Description:
This attribute specifies the alignment of text following the INPUT reference relative to the field on screen. LEFT and RIGHT specify floating horizontal alignment of the form field in the browser window, and subsequent text will wrap around the form field. The other options specify vertical alignment of text relative to the form field on the same line.
Values: Left | Right | Top | Texttop | Middle | Absmiddle | Baseline | Bottom | Absbottom
Autocomplete
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE5|M|N|O]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This attribute sets the status of the form/form field 'Autocomplete' feature in Internet Explorer 5.0. A value of 'On' indicates Autocomplete is enabled, and 'Off' disables.
Values: On (DEFAULT), Off
Disabled
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6B1|O5]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
Required? No
Description:
This is a stand-alone attribute which indicates the element is initially non-functional. Disabled form elements should not be submitted to the form processing script.
Values: NA (HTML); disabled (XHTML)
Height
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N|O4-4.x]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This attribute explicitly specifies the height of this block element in pixels.
Values: Positive integers.
Maxlength
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M2A1|N1|O2.1]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
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] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M2A1|N1|O2.1]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
Required? Yes
Description:
This is a required attribute that associates a symbolic name to the field for submittal to the form processing script.
Values: CDATA
Readonly
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6B1|O5]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
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 (HTML); readonly (XHTML)
SDAPref
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N|O]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This is an SGML Document Access (SDA) attribute. SDA attributes are designed to transform HTML (and other SGML-based documents) to the ICADD DTD - which is used in creating accessible documents for users with visual disabilities (rendering in Braille, large print, speech synthesis, etc.) The attribute value specifies content to be added BEFORE the original element content (in this case the string "Input: ") when the SDA document is rendered.
Value: "Input: "
Size
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M2A1|N1|O2.1]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
Required? No
Description:
This attribute controls the amount of display space allocated to the text field.
Values: CDATA. [Positive integers.]
Tabindex
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE4B1|M|N6B3|O7]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
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] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M2A1|N1|O2.1]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
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] [X1|X1.1] [IE1|M2A1|N1|O2.1]
Standards Details: In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
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: CDATA
VCard_Name
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE5|M|N|O]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This attribute populates the IE5 autocomplete box with the indicated VCard_Name value. The standard VCard information fields are assembled from a user's locally stored profile. This information is only used to populate the autocomplete box in order for the user to easily select it, and is not available to the author unless the form is submitted.
Values: See Microsoft's reference pages for more information on allowed VCard_Name values.
Width
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M|N|O4-4.x]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
This attribute explicitly specifies the width of this block element in pixels.
Values: Positive integers.
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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