The HTMLElement.tabIndex property represents the tab order of the current element.
Tab order is as follows:
- elements with a positive tabIndex. Elements that have identical tabIndexes should be navigated in the order they appear. Navigation proceeds from the lowest tabIndex to the highest tabIndex.
- Elements that do not support the tabIndex attribute or support it and assign tabIndex to "0", in the order they appear.
Elements that are disabled do not participate in the tabbing order.
Values don't need to be sequential nor must they begin with any particular value, they may even be negative, though each browser trims very large values.
Syntax
elt.tabIndex = index; var index = elt.tabIndex;
- index is an integer
Example
var b1 = document.getElementById("button1");
b1.tabIndex = 1;
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'tabindex' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'tabindex' in that specification. |
Recommendation | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'tabindex' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
| Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
See also
- Accessibility of keyboard-navigable JavaScript widgets
- The HTML tabindex global attribute.