HTML autocapitalize Attribute

Last Updated : 06 Jun, 2022

The HTML autocapitalize attribute is used to define whether the text present inside the HTML element should be automatically capitalized or not. It is a global attribute that means it is applied to all HTML elements.

Features:

It specifies how the text will be automatically capitalized.
It indicates that the first letter of the word or sentence would be in Capital.
It does not support <input> tag with type URL, Email, and Password.
It is a Global Attribute.

Syntax:

<tag_name autocapitalize="off | none | on 
          | sentences | words | characters" />

Attribute Values:

off/none: It defines that the text will not be capitalized.
on/sentences: It defines that the first letter of each sentence would be capital.
words: It defines that the first letter of each word would be capital.
characters: It specifies that the whole text will be capitalized.

Example: Below HTML code use the auto-capitalize attribute with the <input> Tag.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        HTML | autocapitalize Attribute
      <input>
    </title>
</head>
 
<body style="text-align:center">
 
    <h1 style="color: green;">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
 
    <h2>
        HTML | autocapitalize Attribute 
        with <input> Tag
    </h2> 
 
    Name:
    <input type="text" autocapitalize="words" autofocus>
    <br><br>
 
    <!-- Assign id to the Button. -->
    <button id="GFG">
        Submit
    </button>
    <br>
</body>
 
</html>