HTML maxlength Attribute

<form action="action.php">
	<label for="username">Username:</label>
	<input type="text" id="username" name="username" minlength="6" maxlength="10"><br><br>
	<label for="pasw">Password:</label>
	<input type="password" id="pasw" name="password" minlength="8" maxlength="16"><br><br>
	<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

Meaning

The maxlength attribute specifies the maximum content length that can be entered in a text form control.

The maximum number of characters allowed differs from the visible dimension of the form control, which is set with the size attribute.

Default value is 524288.

Standard Syntax

<element maxlength="number">

Browser Support

Status

Applies to:

The maxlength attribute can be used on the following element:

Attribute Values