HTML - size Attribute

The size is an HTML attribute that is used to specify the initial width of the input field and the number of visible rows for the selected element.

Following are the element where we can use the size attribute −

  • <input>
  • <hr>
  • <select>
  • <font>

For an input element, the size attribute specifies the visible width, in characters, of an <input> element.

For the select elements, the size attribute specifies the number of visible options in a drop-down list.

Syntax

Following is the syntax of the HTML size attribute −

<input size="value">

Example

In the following example, let’s see the usage of the size attribute in the input element.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>HTML size Attribute</title>
   <style>
      h1,
      h2 {
         text-align: center;
         color: green;
      }

      span {
         color: black;
      }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
   <center>
      <h1 style="color: green;"> tutorials <span>point</span>
      </h1>
      <h2> HTML size Attribute </h2> firstName: <input type="text">
      <br> lastName <input type="text" size="50">
   </center>
</body>
</html>

On running the above code, the output window will pop up displaying the input field mentioned with size on the webpage.

Example

Considering the another scenario, where we are going to use the size attribute with the select element.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>HTML size Attribute</title>
   <style>
      h1 {
         color: green;
      }

      span {
         color: black;
      }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
   <h1 style="color: green;"> tutorials <span>point</span>
   </h1>
   <h2> HTML size Attribute </h2>
   <p>Select the given option:</p>
   <select size="3">
      <option value="merge"> merge sort </option>
      <option value="bubble"> bubble sort </option>
      <option value="selection"> selection sort </option>
      <option value="quick"> quick sort </option>
      <option value="insertion"> insertion sort </option>
   </select>
</body>
</html>

When we run the above code, it will generate an output consisting of the text along with a dropdown menu displayed on the webpage.

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