Powerful HTML Abilities You Didn't Know About
HTML is a powerful technology that is often overlooked. Discover the hidden abilities of HTML with this blog post, including spellcheck, downloading files, video thumbnails, and more.
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HTML is the most ignored technology.
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Powerful HTML abilities that you didn't know about them yet: 🧵 -
1. Check the spelling
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The HTML `spellcheck` attribute checks for spelling errors. pic.twitter.com/rSztMn76t9 -
2. Download file
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The download attribute will let you download the file specified in the href attribute when a user clicks on the hyperlink. pic.twitter.com/FAXpJpIYMC -
3. Video thumbnail
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The "poster" attribute specifies an image to be shown while the video is downloading, or until the user hits the play button.
Like a YouTube thumbnail. pic.twitter.com/TLmXatRFLI -
4. Translate
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Use "translate" attribute and set its value to "no" for your company name.
So that in case, the webpage is translated into another language, your brand name will remain intact. pic.twitter.com/Mo08umpHow -
5. Autocomplete input field
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The "autocomplete" attribute specifies whether a form or an input field should autocomplete on or off. pic.twitter.com/TgaXz4mg2q -
6. Multiple files
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Using "multiple" attribute of the input element, a user is allowed to enter more than one value in the input field.
It is valid for type "email" and "file" only. pic.twitter.com/SujUViCgDD -
7. Target
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We can specify where to display the linked URL — a tab, window, or iFrame.
Open link in tab by just adding 'target' attribute as "_blank" pic.twitter.com/43BffoabIw