HTML - accept Attribute

The HTML accept attribute is used to describe what file type the user should be allowed to select from a file input dialog box. It accepts values as a comma-separated list of one or more file types or unique file type specifiers (i.e. image, audio, video, document, etc.).

This attribute can only be used with the <input type="file">tag. It specifies the types of files that the server accepts (those submitted via file input dialog boxes).

Syntax

Following is the syntax of the HTML ‘accept’ attribute −

<input type = "file" accept = "value" />

Example

In the following example, we are going to use the accept attribute with the input element of type=file.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
   <title>HTML accept attribute</title>
</head>
<body>
   <!--example of the 'accept' attribute-->
   <form> Select an Audio file(only): <input type="file" accept="audio/*">
      <button>Submit</button>
   </form>
</body>
</html>

When we run the above, it will generate an output displaying the option to choose file along with a click button on the webpage.

Example

Considering the another scenario, where we are going to use the input type=file and mentioning the accept=video.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
   <title>HTML accept attribute</title>
</head>
<body>
   <!--example of the 'accept' attribute-->
   <form> Select a video file(only): <input type="file" accept="video/*">
      <button>Submit</button>
   </form>
</body>
</html>

On running the above code, the output window will pop up displaying the option to choose file of video format along with a click button on the webpage.

Example

Let's look at the following example, where we are going to use the accept=image along with the input type=file.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
   <title>HTML accept attribute</title>
</head>
<body>
   <!--example of the 'accept' attribute-->
   <form> Select a image file(only): <input type="file" accept="image/*">
      <button>Submit</button>
   </form>
</body>
</html>

When we run the above code, it will generate an output displaying the option choose the file of image format along with click button on the webpage.

Example

Following is the example, where we are going to use the accept=.doc with the input type=file.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
   <title>HTML accept attribute</title>
</head>
<body>
   <!--example of the 'accept' attribute-->
   <form> Select a document file(only): <input type="file" accept=".doc, .docx">
      <button>Submit</button>
   </form>
</body>
</html>

On running the above code, the output window will pop up displaying the option to choose file of the .doc format along with a click button on the webpage.

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