HTML | accept Attribute - GeeksforGeeks

This attribute specifies the type of file that the server accepts. This attribute can be used with <input> element only. This attribute is not used for validation tool because file uploads should be validated on the Server.

Syntax:

<input accept = "file_extension">

Attribute: This attribute is associated with <input> elements only.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>accept attribute</title> 
        <style> 
            body { 
                text-align:center; 
            } 
            h1 { 
                color:green; 
            } 
        </style> 
    </head> 
    <body> 
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> 
        <h2>accept attribute</h2> 
        <form action=" "> 
            <input type="file" name="picture" accept="image/*"> 
            <input type="submit"> 
        </form> 
    </body> 
</html>                     

Output:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by accept attribute are listed below:

Google Chrome 8.0
Internet Explorer 10.0
Firefox 4.0
Opera 15.0
Apple Safari 6.0

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