Example
Let the "First name" input field automatically get focus when the page loads:
<form action="demo_form.asp">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname" autofocus><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br>
<input type="submit">
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The autofocus attribute is a boolean attribute.
When present, it specifies that an <input> element should automatically get focus when the page loads.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| autofocus | 5.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 9.6 |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The autofocus attribute is new in HTML5.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
In XHTML, attribute minimization is forbidden, and the autofocus attribute must be defined as <input autofocus="autofocus" />.
Syntax
<input autofocus>