HTML maxlength attribute
Description
Purpose of the HTML maxlength attribute is to specify the maximum number of characters allowed in a text field of a form.
Supported elements
HTML maxlength attribute supports input element.
Syntax
<input maxlength="value" >.....</input>
Type of value
Number.
Value
A number indicating the maximum number of characters allowed in text field of a form.
Default value
There is no default value of HTML maxlength attribute.
Supported doctypes
HTML 4.01 strict, HTML 4.01 transitional, HTML 4.01 frameset.
Example of HTML maxlength attribute with input
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <title>Example of HTML maxlength attribute with input</title> </head> <body> <form action="action.php" name="login"> Username : <input type="text" name="user" maxlength="20" /><br/> Password : <input type="text" name="pass" maxlength="12" /><br/> </form> </body> </html>
Result
