HTML <input> size Attribute
Example
An HTML form with two input fields with a width of 35 and 4 characters:
<form
action="/action_page.php">
Email: <input type="text" name="email" size="35"><br>
PIN: <input type="text" name="pin" maxlength="4" size="4"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The size attribute specifies the visible width, in characters, of an <input> element.
Note: The size attribute works with the following input types: text, search, tel, url, email, and password.
Tip: To specify the maximum number of characters allowed in the <input> element, use the maxlength attribute.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| size | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
NONE.
Syntax
<input size="number">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| number | Specifies the width of an <input> element, in characters. Default value is 20 |
❮ HTML <input> tag
