HTML id Global Attribute

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Description

The id HTML global attribute specifies a unique identifier for an HTML element. It can be used on any HTML element, and its value must be unique within the document. The id attribute is used for a variety of purposes, including:

Styling: CSS selectors can be used to target elements with specific id values. This allows you to apply unique styles to individual elements.
Scripting: JavaScript can be used to access and manipulate elements with specific id values. This allows you to dynamically control the behavior of your web pages.
Linking: You can use fragment identifiers to link directly to specific elements on a page. This is useful for creating navigation within a long page or for sharing specific content with others.

Here is an example of how to use the id attribute:

<h1 id="main-heading">This is the main heading</h1>
<p>This is some text.</p>

This CSS selector would target the h1 element with the id value main-heading:

#main-heading {
  color: red;
}

This JavaScript code would access the p element with the id value my-paragraph:

const myParagraph = document.getElementById("my-paragraph");
// Do something with the paragraph element

This fragment identifier would link directly to the h1 element with the id value main-heading:

<a href="#main-heading">Go to the main heading</a>

Syntax

#id { ... }

Values

idA name used to assign to the ID. Use only letters of the alphabet ( AZ, az ), numbers, hyphens, underscores.

Example

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

   <title>Global Attribute id</title>

<style> 

#main {

   text-align:center;

   color:red;

}

#index {

   color:blue;

}

</style>

</head>

<body>

   <h1 id="main">First level heading.</h1>

   <p id="index">Paragraph with assigned id as a style identifier.</p>

   <a href="#main">Using id as an anchor</a> (throws to the specified id).

   <p>Using JavaScript scripts (changing elements with a specific id):</p>

<script>

   function chg() {

      var x = document.getElementById("main");

      x.style.color = "white"; 

      x.style.backgroundColor = "orange"; 

   }

</script>

   <button onclick="chg()">Click!</button>

</body>

</html>

Result

Editor

Browser Support

The following information will show you the current browser support for the HTML id global attribute. Hover over a browser icon to see the version that first introduced support for this HTML global attribute.