Fieldset Object The Fieldset object represents an HTML <fieldset> element. Access a Fieldset Object You can access a <fieldset> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myFieldset”); Try it Yourself » Tip: You can also access a Fieldset object by searching through the elements collection of a form. Create a Fieldset Object You can create a <fieldset> element […]
Not Supported in HTML5 Example An acronym is marked up as follows: Can I get this <acronym title=”as soon as possible”>ASAP</acronym>? Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <acronym> tag is not supported in HTML5. Use the <abbr> tag instead. The <acronym> tag defines an acronym. An acronym must spell out another word. For example: NASA, ASAP, GUI. […]
Example Define a smaller text: <p>DW Faisalabad</p> <p><small> – the world’s largest web development site.</small></p> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <small> tag defines smaller text (and other side comments). Browser Support Element <small> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5 NONE. Related Pages HTML tutorial: HTML Text Formatting […]
Samp Object The Samp object represents an HTML <samp> element. Access a Samp Object You can access a <samp> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“mySamp”); Try it Yourself » Create a Samp Object You can create a <samp> element by using the document.createElement() method: Example var x = document.createElement(“SAMP”); Try it Yourself » Standard […]
Example Preformatted text: <pre> Text in a pre element is displayed in a fixed-width font, and it preserves both spaces and line breaks </pre> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <pre> tag defines preformatted text. Text in a <pre> element is displayed in a fixed-width font (usually Courier), and it preserves both spaces […]
Strong Object The Strong object represents an HTML <strong> element. Access a Strong Object You can access a <strong> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myStrong”); Try it Yourself » Create a Strong Object You can create a <strong> element by using the document.createElement() method: Example var x = document.createElement(“STRONG”); Try it Yourself » Standard […]
Example Set the “autoplay” parameter to “true”, so the sound will start playing as soon as the page loads: <object data=”horse.wav”> <param name=”autoplay” value=”true”> </object> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <param> tag is used to define parameters for plugins embedded with an <object> element. Tip: HTML 5 also includes two new elements for playing audio or video: The <audio> and <video> tags. […]
Example Use the meter element to measure data within a given range (a gauge): <meter value=”2″ min=”0″ max=”10″>2 out of 10</meter><br> <meter value=”0.6″>60%</meter> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <meter> tag defines a scalar measurement within a known range, or a fractional value. This is also known as a gauge. Examples: Disk usage, the relevance of a […]
HTML <meter> form Attribute Example A <meter> element located outside a form (but still a part of the form): <form action=”/action_page.php” method=”get” id=”form1″> First name: <input type=”text” name=”fname”><br> <input type=”submit” value=”Submit”> </form><meter form=”form1″ name=”x1″ min=”0″ low=”40″ high=”90″ max=”100″ value=”95″></meter> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The form attribute specifies one or more forms the <meter> element belongs to. HTML <meter> high Attribute Example A gauge with a current value and min, max, high, […]
HTML <link> charset Attribute Example The charset attribute indicates that the linked document is written in Japanese: <link href=”domoarigato.htm” rel=”parent” charset=”ISO-2022-JP”> Definition and Usage The <link> charset attribute is not supported in HTML5. The charset attribute specifies the character encoding of the linked document. The default character-set for modern browsers is ISO-8859-1. Syntax <link charset=”character_set”> Attribute Values Value Description character_set […]
Example Link to an external style sheet: <head> <link rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” href=”theme.css”> </head> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <link> tag defines a link between a document and an external resource. The <link> tag is used to link to external style sheets. Browser Support When used for style sheets, the <link> tag is supported in all […]
Figcaption Object The Figcaption Object is new in HTML5. The Figcaption object represents an HTML <figcaption> element. Access a Figcaption Object You can access a <figcaption> element by using getElementById(): Example var x = document.getElementById(“myFigCap”); Try it Yourself » Create a Figcaption Object You can create a <figcaption> element by using the document.createElement() method: Example var x […]
Example Group related elements in a form: <form> <fieldset> <legend>Personalia:</legend> Name: <input type=”text” size=”30″><br> Email: <input type=”text” size=”30″><br> Date of birth: <input type=”text” size=”10″> </fieldset> </form> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <legend> tag defines a caption for the <fieldset> element. Browser Support Element <legend> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5 The “align” attribute is not supported in HTML5. […]
Example Use of the abbr attribute in an HTML table: <table> <tr> <th abbr=”Make”>Toy manufacturer</th> <th abbr=”Model”>Vehicle model</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Bruder Toys</td> <td>Cross Country Vehicle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bruder Toys</td> <td>DHL Lorry</td> </tr> </table> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The abbr attribute specifies a shorter version of the content in a header cell. Browser Support Attribute […]
Example Align the content inside the <thead> two characters to the right from the “M” character: <table> <thead align=”char” char=”M” charoff=”2″> <tr> <th>Month</th> <th>Savings</th> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>$100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>$80</td> </tr> </table> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <thead> charoff attribute is not supported in HTML5. The charoff attribute sets the number of […]
Example Left-align the content inside the <thead> element: <table> <thead align=”left”> <tr> <th>Month</th> <th>Savings</th> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>$100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>$80</td> </tr> </table> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The align attribute specifies the horizontal alignment of the content inside the <thead> element. Browser Support Attribute align Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Note: IE […]
Example An HTML table with a <thead>, <tbody>, and a <tfoot> element: <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Month</th> <th>Savings</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>$100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>$80</td> </tr> </tbody> <tfoot> <tr> <td>Sum</td> <td>$180</td> </tr> </tfoot> </table> Try it Yourself » Definition and Usage The <thead> tag is used to group header content in an HTML […]
Example A simple HTML table with two header cells and two data cells: <table> <tr> <th>Month</th> <th>Savings</th> </tr> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>$100</td> </tr> </table> Try it Yourself » More “Try it Yourself” examples below. Definition and Usage The <th> tag defines a header cell in an HTML table. An HTML table has two kinds of cells: […]
Example A video with two subtitle tracks: <video width=”320″ height=”240″ controls> <source src=”forrest.mp4″ type=”video/mp4″> <track src=”subtitles_en.vtt” kind=”subtitles” srclang=”en” label=”English”> <track src=”subtitles_no.vtt” kind=”subtitles” srclang=”no” label=”Norwegian”> </video> Definition and Usage The required src attribute specifies the URL of the track file. Browser Support The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute. Attribute src 18.0 10.0 31.0 6.0 15.0 Differences Between HTML 4.01 and […]
Example A video with two subtitle tracks, both with a label defined: <video width=”320″ height=”240″ controls> <source src=”forrest_gump.mp4″ type=”video/mp4″> <track src=”subtitles_en.vtt” kind=”subtitles” srclang=”en” label=”English”> <track src=”subtitles_no.vtt” kind=”subtitles” srclang=”no” label=”Norwegian”> </video> Definition and Usage The label attribute specifies the title of the text track. The title of the text track is used by the browser when listing available text tracks. Browser Support The numbers in the table specify the […]
