Module global 

Attribute names for global HTML attributes.

Purpose

Global attributes can be used on any HTML element, providing common functionality like styling, identification, accessibility, and interaction control across all elements.

Common Attributes

• class: Space-separated CSS class names for styling
• id: Unique identifier for the element
• style: Inline CSS styles
• title: Advisory information (tooltip text)
• lang: Language of the element’s content
• dir: Text directionality (ltr, rtl, auto)
• tabindex: Tab order for keyboard navigation
• hidden: Hides element from rendering
• contenteditable: Makes element content editable
• draggable: Enables drag-and-drop
• role: ARIA role for accessibility

Example

<div class="container" id="main" lang="en" dir="ltr">
  <p class="text" title="Helpful tooltip" tabindex="0">Content</p>
  <span role="button" draggable="true">Drag me</span>
</div>

WHATWG Specification

• Global attributes

Constants

ACCESSKEY

The accesskey attribute.

CLASS

The class attribute.

CONTENTEDITABLE

The contenteditable attribute.

DIR

The dir attribute.

DRAGGABLE

The draggable attribute.

HIDDEN

The hidden attribute.

ID

The id attribute.

LANG

The lang attribute.

ROLE

The role attribute.

SLOT

The slot attribute.

SPELLCHECK

The spellcheck attribute.

STYLE

The style attribute.

TABINDEX

The tabindex attribute.

TITLE

The title attribute.

TRANSLATE

The translate attribute.