HTML name Attribute
Example
<form action="action3.html" method="get">
Click the button.
<button name="subject" type="submit" value="HTML">HTML</button>
<button name="subject" type="submit" value="CSS">CSS</button>
<button name="subject" type="submit" value="JavaScript">JavaScript</button>
</form>
Meaning
The name attribute is used to define a name for the element so that it can be scripted by
older browsers or used to provide a name for submit buttons when a page has more than
one. The id attribute is preferred for scripting purposes.
Note: Unlimited number of <button> elements can share the same name.
Standard Syntax
<element name="name">
Applies to:
The name attribute can be used on the following element:
| Element | Attribute |
|---|---|
| <button> | name |
| <fieldset> | name |
| <form> | name |
| <iframe> | name |
| <input> | name |
| <map> | name |
| <meta> | name |
| <object> | name |
| <output> | name |
| <param> | name |
| <select> | name |
| <textarea> | name |
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Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The name of the elements. |
More Examples
<fieldset> Example
<form action="elements/action3.html" method="get">
<fieldset name="userinfo">
<legend>User Info:</legend>
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname">
</fieldset>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="form.userinfo.style.backgroundColor='tomato'"> Change background color of fieldset</button>
<input type="submit" value="submit">
</form>
<form> Example
<form name="myForm" action="action.html" method="get">
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<iframe> Example
<iframe src="demo/demo.html" name="iframe_demo">
Your browser does not support frame element.
</iframe>
<a href="demo/demo2.html" target="iframe_demo">Demo 2 HTML page.</a>
<input> Example
<form action="action.php">
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<map> Example
<img src="demo/desk.jpg" usemap="#image-map">
<map name="image-map">
<area target="_blank" alt="Mobile" title="Mobil" href="demo/mobile.png" coords="174,432,285,626" shape="rect">
<area target="_blank" alt="computer" title="computer" href="demo/computer.png" coords="409,369,856,657" shape="rect">
<area target="_blank" alt="clock" title="clock" href="demo/clock.png" coords="1158,203,58" shape="circle">
</map>
<meta> Example
<head>
<meta name="language" content="EN">
<meta name="description" content="add up to 160 characters">
<meta name="keywords" content="your, keywords">
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
<meta name="copyright"content="company">
<meta name="author" content="John Doe, email@domain.com">
<meta name="distribution" content="Global">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
</head>
<object> Example
<object name="object1" data="demo/image.jpg" width="300" height="150"></object>
<output> Example
<form oninput="result.value=parseInt(a.value)+parseInt(b.value)">
<input type="range" id="b" name="b" value="50" /> +
<input type="number" id="a" name="a" value="10" /> =
<output name="result" for="a b">50</output>
</form>
<param> Example
<object data="demo/video.mp4">
<param name="videplay" value="true">
</object>
<select> Example
<label for="lang">Choose your option:</label>
<select name="language" id="lang">
<option value="HTML">HTML</option>
<option value="CSS">CSS</option>
<option value="JavaScript">JavaScript</option>
</select>
<textarea> Example
Example
<form action="action.php">
<label for="demo">textarea demo:</label>
<textarea id="demo" name="textareaText">Hello world!</textarea>
<br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>