Web/API/HTMLSelectElement/autofocus

The HTMLSelectElement.autofocus property is a Boolean that reflects the autofocus HTML attribute, which indicates whether the associated <select> element will get input focus when the page loads, unless the user overrides it.

Only one form-associated element in a document can have this attribute specified. If there are several, the first element with the attribute set inserted, usually the first such element on the page, get the initial focus.

Setting this property doesn't set the focus to the associated <select> element: it merely tells the browser to focus to it when the element is inserted in the document. Setting it after the insertion, that is most of the time after the document load, has no visible effect.

SyntaxEdit

aBool = aSelectElement.autofocus; // Get the value of autofocus
aSelectElement.autofocus = aBool; // Set the value of autofocus

Example

HTML

<select id="mySelect" autofocus>
  <option>Option 1</option>
  <option>Option 2</option>
</select>

JavaScript

// Check if the autofocus attribute on the <select>
var hasAutofocus = document.getElementById('mySelect').autofocus;

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'autofocus' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML 5.2The definition of 'autofocus' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`autofocus`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support 10	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support

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