HTML <textarea> autofocus Attribute

Example

<form action="action.php">
  <textarea autofocus name="textareaText">Hello world!</textarea>

  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

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Meaning

The autofocus attribute specifies that the user agent should immediately focus this form item once its containing window object (usually the document) loaded.

Standard Syntax

HTML: <textarea autofocus>...</textarea>

XHTML: <textarea autofocus="autofocus">...</textarea>

Attribute Values

Value	Description
autofocus	This is a boolean attribute, the presence of a boolean attribute on an element represents the true value, and the absence of the attribute represents the false value.