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HTML Event Attributes

Events triggered by actions inside a HTML form (applies to almost all HTML elements, but is most used in form elements):

|Attribute|Description |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--- |onblur|Fires the moment that the element loses focus |onchange|Fires the moment when the value of the element is changed |oncontextmenu|Script to be run when a context menu is triggered |onfocus|Fires the moment when the element gets focus |oninput|Script to be run when an element gets user input |oninvalid|Script to be run when an element is invalid |onreset|Fires when the Reset button in a form is clicked |onsearch|Fires when the user writes something in a search field (for <input=“search”>) |onselect|Fires after some text has been selected in an element |onsubmit|Fires when a form is submitted

|Attribute|Description |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--- |onkeydown|Fires when a user is pressing a key |onkeypress|Fires when a user presses a key |onkeyup|Fires when a user releases a key