HTML data attribute
In this tutorial, we will learn about data attribute in HTML with the help of examples.
data attribute
The data-* attribute is used to store custom data private to the page or application and gives us the ability to embed custom data attributes on all HTML tags.
The data-* attributes mainly consists of two parts :
- There must be at least one character long after the prefix data-.
- The attribute name should not contain any uppercase letters.
- The attribute value can be any string.
Syntax
<a data-* = "mydata">......</a>
Attribute values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| someStringValue | Used to specify the value of the attribute(as a string) |
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