attr()
Quick Summary for attr()
attr() function can be used with any CSS property, but support for properties other than content is experimental, and support for the type-or-unit parameter is sparse.
Code Usage for attr()
/* Simple usage */ attr(data-count); attr(title); /* With type */ attr(src url); attr(data-count number); attr(data-width px); /* With fallback */ attr(data-count number, 0); attr(src url, ""); attr(data-width px, inherit); attr(data-something, "default"); More Details for attr()
attr()
Note: The attr() function can be used with any CSS property, but support for properties other than content is experimental, and support for the type-or-unit parameter is sparse.
The attr() CSS function is used to retrieve the value of an attribute of the selected element and use it in the stylesheet. It can also be used on pseudo-elements, in which case the value of the attribute on the pseudo-element's originating element is returned.
/* Simple usage */ attr(data-count); attr(title); /* With type */ attr(src url); attr(data-count number); attr(data-width px); /* With fallback */ attr(data-count number, 0); attr(src url, ""); attr(data-width px, inherit); attr(data-something, "default"); Syntax
Values
attribute-name The name of an attribute on the HTML element referenced in the CSS.
<type-or-unit> A keyword representing either the type of the attribute's value, or its unit, as in HTML some attributes have implicit units. If the use of <type-or-unit> as a value for the given attribute is invalid, the attr() expression will be invalid too. If omitted, it defaults to string. The list of valid values are:
string The attribute value is treated as a CSS <string>. It is NOT reparsed, and in particular the characters are used as-is instead of CSS escapes being turned into different characters.
Default value: an empty string.
color The attribute value is parsed as a hash (3- or 6-value hash) or a keyword. It must be a valid CSS <string> value. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped.
Default value: currentcolor.
url The attribute value is parsed as a string that is used inside a CSS url() function. Relative URL are resolved relatively to the original document, not relatively to the style sheet. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped.
Default value: the url about:invalid that points to a non-existent document with a generic error condition.
integer The attribute value is parsed as a CSS <integer>. If it is not valid, that is not an integer or out of the range accepted by the CSS property, the default value is used. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped.
Default value: 0, or, if 0 is not a valid value for the property, the property's minimum value.
number The attribute value is parsed as a CSS <number>. If it is not valid, that is not a number or out of the range accepted by the CSS property, the default value is used. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped.
Default value: 0, or, if 0 is not a valid value for the property, the property's minimum value.
length The attribute value is parsed as a CSS <length> dimension, that is including the unit (e.g. 12.5em). If it is not valid, that is not a length or out of the range accepted by the CSS property, the default value is used. If the given unit is a relative length, attr() computes it to an absolute length. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped.
Default value: 0, or, if 0 is not a valid value for the property, the property's minimum value.
em, ex, px, rem, vw, vh, vmin, vmax, mm, cm, in, pt, or pc The attribute value is parsed as a CSS <number>, that is without the unit (e.g. 12.5), and interpreted as a <length> with the specified unit. If it is not valid, that is not a number or out of the range accepted by the CSS property, the default value is used. If the given unit is a relative length, attr() computes it to an absolute length. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped.
Default value: 0, or, if 0 is not a valid value for the property, the property's minimum value.
angle The attribute value is parsed as a CSS <angle> dimension, that is including the unit (e.g. 30.5deg). If it is not valid, that is not an angle or out of the range accepted by the CSS property, the default value is used. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped.
Default value: 0deg, or, if 0deg is not a valid value for the property, the property's minimum value.
deg, grad, rad The attribute value is parsed as a CSS <number>, that is without the unit (e.g. 12.5), and interpreted as an <angle> with the specified unit. If it is not valid, that is not a number or out of the range accepted by the CSS property, the default value is used. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped.
Default value: 0deg, or, if 0deg is not a valid value for the property, the property's minimum value.
time The attribute value is parsed as a CSS <time> dimension, that is including the unit (e.g. 30.5ms). If it is not valid, that is not a time or out of the range accepted by the CSS property, the default value is used. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped.
Default value: 0s, or, if 0s is not a valid value for the property, the property's minimum value.
s, ms The attribute value is parsed as a CSS <number>, that is without the unit (e.g. 12.5), and interpreted as an<time> with the specified unit. If it is not valid, that is not a number or out of the range accepted by the CSS property, the default value is used. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped.
Default value: 0s, or, if 0s is not a valid value for the property, the property's minimum value.
frequency The attribute value is parsed as a CSS <frequency> dimension, that is including the unit (e.g. 30.5kHz). If it is not valid, that is not a frequency or out of the range accepted by the CSS property, the default value is used.
Default value: 0Hz, or, if 0Hz is not a valid value for the property, the property's minimum value.
Hz, kHz The attribute value is parsed as a CSS <number>, that is without the unit (e.g. 12.5), and interpreted as a <frequency> with the specified unit. If it is not valid, that is not a number or out of the range accepted by the CSS property, the default value is used. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped.
Default value: 0Hz, or, if 0Hz is not a valid value for the property, the property's minimum value.
% The attribute value is parsed as a CSS <number>, that is without the unit (e.g. 12.5), and interpreted as a <percentage>. If it is not valid, that is not a number or out of the range accepted by the CSS property, the default value is used. If the given value is used as a length, attr() computes it to an absolute length. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped.
Default value: 0%, or, if 0% is not a valid value for the property, the property's minimum value.
<fallback> The value to be used if the associated attribute is missing or contains an invalid value. If not set, CSS will use the default value defined for each <type-or-unit>.
Formal syntax
attr( <attr-name> <type-or-unit>? [, <attr-fallback> ]? )where
<type-or-unit> = string | color | url | integer | number | length | angle | time | frequency | cap | ch | em | ex | ic | lh | rlh | rem | vb | vi | vw | vh | vmin | vmax | mm | Q | cm | in | pt | pc | px | deg | grad | rad | turn | ms | s | Hz | kHz | %
Examples
content property
HTML<p data-foo="hello">world</p> [data-foo]::before { content: attr(data-foo) " "; } color value
Experimental: This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
HTML<div class="background" data-background="lime">background expected to be red if your browser does not support advanced usage of attr()</div> .background { background-color: red; } .background[data-background] { background-color: attr(data-background color, red); } Specifications
| Specification |
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| CSS Values and Units Module Level 5 # attr-notation |
See also
Attribute selectors HTMLdata-* attributes SVG data-* attributes Last modified: Aug 12, 2021, by MDN contributors
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