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title: "Global attributes HTML 5"  
description: "The attributes listed below are supported by all HTML 5 tags.  HTML 5 global attributesaccess keySpecifies shortcut key that can be used to access ele"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-07-23  
updated: 2020-03-04  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/584/global-attributes-html-5  
category: "html5"  
tags: ["html5"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Global attributes HTML 5

The attributes listed below are supported by all HTML 5 tags.\

##### HTML 5 global attributes

##### access key

Specifies shortcut key that can be used to access element.

```
<a href="http://www.mindstick.com/" accesskey="m">MINDSTICK</a>
```

##### class

We will use class attribute to specify css on element tag in html5.

##### contenteditable

Sets whether the user can edit the content or not. This is a boolean attribute. If true then user can edit content of element if false then user can not edit content of element. By default it is false.

```
<div contenteditable="true" style="width:300px;height:300px;overflow:auto;border:3px solid red"></div>
```

##### contextmenu

This attribute specifies the context menu for an element in html5.

##### dir

This attribute specifies the direction of the text for an element in html5.

##### draggable

This attribute specifies that users are allowed drag element or not.

##### hidden

This attribute specifies whether element should visible or not. This is a Boolean attribute.

##### id

This attribute specifies the elements identity that should be unique. On scripting language we can access element via this id.

##### lang

This attribute specifies a language code for the content in an element in html5.

##### spellcheck

Specifies whether the element should have its spelling checked or not.

##### dropzone

Specifies what happens when dragged items/data is dropped in the element.

##### tabindex

Determine the tabbing order (when the user 'tabs' through the elements on the page).

##### title

Specifies extra information about an element

##### style

This attribute is used to apply css style on elements. We will used it as follows.

```
style="width:300px;height:300px;overflow:auto;border:3px solid red"
```

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