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HTML spellcheck Attribute


Definition and Usage

The spellcheck attribute specifies whether the element is to have its spelling and grammar checked or not.

The following can be spellchecked:

  • Text values in input elements (not password)
  • Text in <textarea> elements
  • Text in editable elements

Applies to

The spellcheck attribute is part of the Global Attributes, and can be used on any HTML element.

Element Attribute
All HTML elements spellcheck

Example

P Example

An editable paragraph with spellcheck:

<p contenteditable="true" spellcheck="true">This is a paragraph.</p>
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Browser Support

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

Attribute
spellcheck 9.0 10.0 2.0 5.1 10.5