HTML tabindex Attribute

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Example

Links with a specified tab order:

<a href="https://www.w3schools.com/" tabindex="2">W3Schools</a>
<a href="http://www.google.com/" tabindex="1">Google</a>
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/" tabindex="3">Microsoft</a>

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Definition and Usage

The tabindex attribute specifies the tab order of an element (when the "tab" button is used for navigating).

The tabindex attribute can be used on any HTML element (it will validate on any HTML element. However, it is not necessarily useful).

Browser Support

Attribute
tabindex	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

<element tabindex="number">

Attribute Values

Value	Description
number	Specifies the tabbing order of the element (1 is first)

HTML Tutorial: HTML Attributes

HTML DOM Reference: HTML DOM tabIndex Property