The tabIndex
property of the HTMLOrForeignElement
interface represents the tab order of the current element.
Tab order is as follows:
- Elements with a positive
tabIndex
. Elements that have identicaltabIndex
values should be navigated in the order they appear. Navigation proceeds from the lowesttabIndex
to the highesttabIndex
. - Elements that do not support the
tabIndex
attribute or support it and assigntabIndex
to0
, in the order they appear.
Elements that are disabled do not participate in the tabbing order.
Values don't need to be sequential, nor must they begin with any particular value. They may even be negative, though each browser trims very large values.
Syntax
element.tabIndex = index; var index = element.tabIndex;
Value
index
is an integer
Example
const b1 = document.getElementById('button1'); b1.tabIndex = 1;
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'tabindex' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'tabindex' in that specification. |
Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'tabindex' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
tabIndex | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge
Full support
18
| Firefox Full support 1 | IE
Partial support
8
| Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support 6 | WebView Android Full support 4.4 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Partial support
- Partial support
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
See also
- Accessibility of keyboard-navigable JavaScript widgets
- The HTML
tabindex
global attribute.