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autofocusBaseline · Widely available

The autofocus HTML attribute gives focus to an element on page load.

Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jul 29, 2015. Widely available since Jan 29, 2018.

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Browser support

DesktopChrome
1+Supportedsince Dec 11, 2008
Current: 155
Edge
12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015
Current: 154
Firefox
1+Supportedsince Nov 9, 2004
Current: 157
Safari
1–3.1Not supported
4+Supportedsince Jun 8, 2009
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18+Supportedsince Jun 27, 2012
Current: 155
Firefox Android
4+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2011
Current: 157
Safari iOS
1–3Not supported
3.2+Supportedsince Apr 3, 2010
Current: 27

How to use

This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN: autofocus.

Feature detection

JS · check before using
if ("HTMLElement" in globalThis && "autofocus" in HTMLElement.prototype) {
  // HTMLElement.autofocus is available
}

Documentation (MDN)

Specification

Usage share

Sub-features

Support for each part of the feature (5). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.

Sub-featureChromeEdgeFirefoxSafariChrome AndroidFirefox AndroidSafari iOS
HTMLElement.autofocus797911015.47911015.4
MathMLElement.autofocus10910911015.410911015.4
SVGElement.autofocus797911015.47911015.4
autofocus797911015.47911016.4
svg.global_attributes.autofocus797911015.47911015.4