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HTML <input> maxlength Attribute

❮ HTML <input> tag

Example

An <input> element with a maximum length of 10 characters:

<form action="/action_page.php">
  Username: <input type="text" name="usrname" maxlength="10"><br>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Definition and Usage

The maxlength attribute specifies the maximum number of characters allowed in the <input> element.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.

Attribute
maxlength 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

NONE.


Syntax

<input maxlength="number">

Attribute Values

Value Description
number The maximum number of characters allowed in the <input> element. Default value is 524288

❮ HTML <input> tag