HTML <textarea> autofocus attribute

Definition and Usage

autofocus The attribute is a boolean attribute.

When present, it specifies that the text area should automatically receive focus when the page is loaded.

Example

Text area that will automatically receive focus:

<textarea autofocus>
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</textarea>

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Syntax

<textarea autofocus>

Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version that fully supports this attribute.

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Support 10.0 4.0 Support Support