The value provided in this attribute should be an integer grater than zero. As characters not always have the same width, browsers may use different methods to approximate this value (like average or maximum). The width of this element is calculated from the width of characters in the current font. The width of the control expressed in number of characters. If the attribute has the value "autofocus" or the empty string (""), or if it's just present, the control should get the focus as soon as possible, after the page or dialog has been loaded. Message to the author: Ī boolean value instructing the browser to set the focus to this control when the document has finished loading or when the dialog where the control finds itself is shown. Additionally, we'll declare the placeholder attribute with a hint about the expected content for the control, that will be displayed inside the text box when it's empty. In our first example, we'll create a form with a textarea control with all its default values. This content is the one to be shown when the document is loaded and when a reset button is pressed in the form. It allows to insert multiple-line text in a form.
The content of this element represents the initial value of the control. The