The spellcheck
global attribute is an enumerated attribute defines whether the element may be checked for spelling errors.
It may have the following values:
true
, which indicates that the element should be, if possible, checked for spelling errors;false
, which indicates that the element should not be checked for spelling errors.
Note: The spellcheck
attribute is an enumerated one and not a Boolean one. This means that the explicit usage of one of the values true
or false
is mandatory, and that a shorthand like <textarea spellcheck></textarea>
is not allowed. The correct usage is <textarea spellcheck="true"></textarea>
.
If this attribute is not set, its default value is element-type and browser-defined. This default value may also be inherited, which means that the element content will be checked for spelling errors only if its nearest ancestor has a spellcheck state of true
.
This attribute is merely a hint for the browser: browsers are not required to check for spelling errors. Typically non-editable elements are not checked for spelling errors, even if the spellcheck
attribute is set to true
and the browser supports spellchecking.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'spellcheck' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from latest snapshot, HTML 5.1 |
HTML 5.1 The definition of 'spellcheck' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Snapshot of HTML Living Standard, initial definition |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- All global attributes.