HTML Attributes

The HTML attribute is additional information provided by the HTML element.

HTML attribute features

• You can set the attributes in the HTML element.
• HTML attributes are generally described in the start tag.
• HTML attributes always appear as name / value pairs, such as: name = "value".

HTML attribute example

The HTML link is defined by the <a> tag. The link address is specified in the href attribute:

<a href="http://www.tutorialdocs.com"> Here's a link </a>

Attribute values should always be enclosed in quotation marks.

Double quotes are the most commonly used, but the use of single quotes is no problem.

Notes: In some individual cases, you must use single quotes if the attribute value itself contains double quotes, for example: name = 'John"ShotGun"Nelson'

HTML attributes use lowercase

Attributes and attribute values are case insensitive.

However, the W3C recommends lowercase attribute / attribute values in its HTML 4 recommendations.The new version of (X) HTML requires the use of lowercase attributes.

HTML Attributes Reference Manual

The following is a list of the attributes that apply to most HTML elements:

Here's a complete list of HTML attributes: HTML tag reference manual.