Core Attributes

Global

• accesskey CHANGED
  A shortcut key to activate/focus an element
  
  
• class: refers to the class in a style sheet an html element can have one or more class names
  
  
• contenteditable NEW
  Specifies whether the content of an element is editable or not
  true | false
  Example:
  <span contenteditable="true">
  This text is editable - TRY IT
  </span>
  
  
• contextmenu NEW
  Specifies a context menu for an element. The context menu appears when a user right-clicks on the element
  
  
• dir Specifies the text direction for the content in an element. W3C lists this attribute as global but I can only get it to work within the bdo tag.
  ltr Default. Left-to-right text direction
  rtl Right-to-left text direction
  example
  <bdo dir="rtl">this he has a right-to-left text direction </bdo>
  
  
• draggable NEW
  draggable="true" or "false"
  Specifies whether an element is draggable or not
  IE introduced this attribute with IE5
  Needs javaScript
  the elements within the tags <a> and<img> are draggabe by default
  
  
• dropzone NEW
  dropzone="copy" or "move" or "link"
  Specifies whether the dragged data is copied, moved, or linked, when dropped
  Needs javaScript
  

• hidden NEW
  The browers should not display a hidden element. This attribute can be used to hide an element until a specific condition has been met.
  
  
• id
  A unique id for an element
  Each id is unique to that element within any given page
  
  
• lang
  the language of the element's content
  
  
• spellcheck NEW
  Specifies whether the element is to have its spelling and grammar checked or not
  
  
• style
  an inline CSS style for an element
  
  
• tabindex
  the tabbing order of an element
  
  
• title
  additional information about an element