Email, telephone, and URL <input> typesBaseline · Widely available
The <input type="email">, <input type="tel">, and <input type="url"> HTML elements represent email address, telephone number, and URL fields in a form.
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.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1–4Not supported
5+Supportedsince May 25, 2010
Current: 155Edge
12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015
Current: 154Firefox
1–3.6Not supported
4+Supportedsince Mar 22, 2011
Current: 157Safari
1–4Not supported
5+Supportedsince Jun 7, 2010
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18+Supportedsince Jun 27, 2012
Current: 155Firefox Android
4+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2011
Current: 157Safari iOS
1–2Not supported
3+Supportedsince Jun 17, 2009
Current: 27How to use
This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: email.
Feature detection
JS · check before using
if ("type_email" in document.createElement("input")) {
// the type_email attribute/property of <input> is supported
}Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (3). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| input.type_email | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 3 |
| input.type_tel | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 3 |
| input.type_url | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 |