5 Helpful Html Global Attributes

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Hello,
I'm Aya Bouchiha,
today, we'll talk about some useful HTML global attributes.

Definition of global attributes

global attributes: are Html attributes that can be used on any HTML elements, like title and hidden.

Heplful HTML Global Attributes

accesskey

accesskey: this attribute lets you specify a keyboard shortcut to focus an element.

The way to activate the accesskey depends on the browser and its platform

Code example:

<div>
  <h2>Lorem</h2>
  <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing </p>
  <a accesskey="a" href="product/10">more details!</a>  
</div>

dir

dir: lets you specify the text's direction.

Code example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
  </head>
  <body>
    <div>
      <p dir="rtl">right-to-left</p>
      <p dir="ltr">left-to-right</p>
      <p dir="auto">Hello</p>
      <p dir="auto">السلام عليكم</p>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Output:

data-

data-: this is one of the most useful attributes, it lets you store extra and custom data on your HTML tag. In addition, You can access this attribute in CSS, and also Javascript. It should be at least one character, and must not contain any uppercase letters.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <style type="text/css" media="all">
      .address[data-user-country='Morocco']::before {
        content:attr(data-user-country);
        display: block;
      }

    </style>
  </head>
  </head>
  <body>
    <address 
      class="address"
      data-full-name="Aya Bouchiha"  
      data-email="developer.aya.b@gmail.com"
      data-job="full stack web developer"
      data-user-country="Morocco"
      data-id="26989"
      data-bg="red"
    >
      Posted by
      <a href="https://t.me/AyaBouchiha"> Aya Bouchiha </a>
      <br />
      Email Address:
      <a href="mailto:developer.aya.b@gmail.com">
          developer.aya.b@gmail.com
      </a>
      <br />
      Phone Number:
      <a href="tel:+212600000000">+212600000000 </a>
      <br />
    </address>
    <script>
      const addressElement = document.querySelector('.address');
      const id = document.querySelector('[data-id="26989"]');
      // <address class="address" >…</address>
      console.log(id); 
      // Aya Bouchiha
      console.log(addressElement.dataset.fullName) 
      // developer.aya.b@gmail.com
      console.log(addressElement.getAttribute('data-email')) 
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

Output:

title

title: lets you show more information about an HTML element.

<div>
  <h3>Sport</h3>
  <p>ed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto</p>
  <a href="sport/" title="more details about sport">more details</a>
</div>

hidden

hidden: indicates that that the element is not yet, or is no longer, relevant, browsers do not display the element with a hidden attribute.

<section>
  <h4>Title</h4>
  <p>
    Hi, <mark hidden>I'm Aya Bouchiha</mark> <br />
    This is a simple paragraph
 </p>
  <a href="#">more details</a>
</section>