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title: "What are the HTML server controls in ASP.NET?"  
description: "What are the HTML server controls in ASP.NET?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-09-01  
updated: 2020-09-19  
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category: "asp.net"  
tags: ["asp.net"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What are the HTML server controls in ASP.NET?

HTML server controls are similar to the standard HTML elements, which are normally used in HTML pages. They expose properties and events that can be used programmatically. To make these controls programmatically accessible, you need to specify that the HTML controls act as a server control by adding the runat="server" attribute.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

HTML server controls are similar to the standard HTML elements, which are normally used in HTML pages. They expose properties and events that can be used programmatically. To make these controls programmatically accessible, you need to specify that the HTML controls act as a server control by adding the runat="server" attribute.


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