HTML5: How to specify that an input element should automatically get focus when the page loads?

Last update on February 09 2024 12:53:42 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Solution :

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html><!-- Declaration specifying the document type -->
<html><!-- Opening tag for the root element of the HTML document -->
<head><!-- Opening tag for the document's header section -->
<meta charset="utf-8"><!-- Metadata tag specifying the character encoding of the document -->
<title>How to specify that an input element should automatically get focus when the page loads</title><!-- Title of the HTML document -->
</head><!-- Closing tag for the document's header section -->
<body><!-- Opening tag for the document's body section -->
<form ="example_form" method="POST" action="https://www.w3resource.com/html-css-exercise/basic/solution/input-autofocus-answer-demo.php"><!-- Form element defining a form with method, action, and name attributes -->
<!-- Form inputs -->
    First name: <input type="text" name="fname" autofocus><br><!-- Text input field for entering the first name, with autofocus attribute to automatically get focus when the page loads -->
    Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br><!-- Text input field for entering the last name -->
    Address:  <input type="text" name="address"><br><!-- Text input field for entering the address -->
<input type="submit"><!-- Submit button to submit the form data -->
</form>
</body><!-- Closing tag for the document's body section -->
</html><!-- Closing tag for the root element of the HTML document -->

Explanation:

This HTML code demonstrates how to create a form with an input field that automatically receives focus when the page loads.
The form is configured with the method attribute set to "POST" and the action attribute set to the URL where the form data will be submitted.
Within the form, there are text input fields for entering the first name, last name, and address.
The input field for the first name has the autofocus attribute, which automatically gives it focus when the page loads.

Live Demo:

See the Pen input-autofocus-answer by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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