Van Gogh and Gauguin visited Montpellier in December 1888.
An id on an <i> tag assigns an identifier to the element.
The identifier must be unique across the page.
An id attribute on an <i> tag.
Van Gogh and Gauguin visited Montpellier in December 1888.
<article>
<p>
Van Gogh and Gauguin visited
<i id="cityname">Montpellier</i> in December 1888.
</p>
</article>
The id attribute assigns an identifier to the <i> element.
The id allows JavaScript to easily access the <i> element.
It is also used to point to a specific id selector in a style sheet.
Tip: id is a global attribute that can be applied to any HTML element.
<i id="identifier" />
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| identifier | A unique alphanumeric string. The id value must begin with a letter ([article-Zarticle-z]) and may be followed by any number of letters, digits ([0-9]), hyphens (-), underscores (_), colons (:), and periods (.). |
A <i> tag with a unique id.
Clicking the button will display the italic text.
Van Gogh and Gauguin visited Montpellier in December 1888.
<article>
<p>
Van Gogh and Gauguin visited
<i id="myi">Montpellier</i> in December 1888.
</p>
</article>
<br/>
<button onclick="show();">Show text</button>
<script>
let show = () => {
let i = document.getElementById("myi");
alert("Text = " + i.innerHTML);
}
</script>
The id attribute assigns a unique identifier for the <i> element.
Clicking the button calls JavaScript which locates the <i> using the id.
Finally, the content of the <i> element is displayed in an alert box.
Here is when id support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
 IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
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