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HTML <a> tabindex Attribute

The tabindex attribute on an <a> tag specifies the keyboard tab order relative to the other controls.

The tabindex value indicates when the anchor element can be focused.

Example

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Five elements with tabindex values. Click on the textbox and then tab through the <a> elements with the Tab key. Focused elements appear in  gold .

1.

2. Google
3. Apple
4. Microsoft
5. Netflix
<div>
  1. <input tabindex="1" type="text"><br /><br />
  2. <a tabindex="2" target="_blank" href="https://google.com">Google</a><br />
  3. <a tabindex="3" target="_blank" href="https://apple.com">Apple</a><br />
  4. <a tabindex="4" target="_blank" href="https://microsoft.com">Microsoft</a><br />
  5. <a tabindex="5" target="_blank" href="https://netflix.com">Netflix</a>
</div>		

Code explanation

The tabindex attribute assigns a tab sequence number to an element.

Notice how the tab key steps you throught the elements according to the tabindex order.

The actual tabindex numbers are not important. So, 10, 22, 36, 40, and 50 would be the same.


Using tabindex

The tabindex specifies the keyboard tab order relative to the other controls on the page.

With a negative tabindex value, the link is not reachable by tabbing but can be accessed by mouse or JavaScript.

The tabindex attribute is a global attribute that can be applies to any element.


Syntax

<a tabindex="index">

Values

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Value Description
index Numeric value indicating the tab order relative to the other controls.

Browser support

Here is when tabindex support started for each browser:

Chrome
15.0 Sep 2011
Firefox
4.0 Mar 2011
IE/Edge
7.0 Oct 2006
Opera
10.0 Aug 2009
Safari
5.1 Jul 2011

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Last updated on Sep 30, 2023

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