Form entries on smartphones and tablets are not always a pleasant thing. Words are suggested by input assistances. Upper and lower case spelling can also be influenced or set. The HTML attribute autocapitalize allows you to define when words shall automatically be started with a capital letter and when they will be displayed in all caps for form input fields. Making Characters, Words or Sentences Start With Capital Letters The attribute autocapitalize knows three different forms of capitalization. The value characters makes every letter be written in caps. Every word starts with an upper case letter when using words and sentences will be started with a capital letter by sentences. The attribute works for all ,,<input>" and ,,<textarea>" elements that require character input. ,,<input>" elements that only expect numbers or time information, for example, naturally ignore the autocapitalize attribute. 1 <input type="text" autocapitalize="word" /> When the attribute is not defined, the beginning of a sentence is written with a capital letter for all ,,<input>" elements of the type ,,text" and ,,search" as well as for all ,,<textarea>" elements. 1 2 3 <input type="text" /> <input type="search" /> <textarea></textarea> There is no automatic capitalization for all other ,,<input>" elements. You can […]* You might also be interested in the following articlesHTML5: More Flexibility in Form DesignHTML5: Improving Forms With AutocompleteEasy Typography Animations: How to Manipulate Texts with Blast.js and…HTML5 Datalist: What You Need To KnowProgression.js: jQuery Plugin Takes the Pain out of Inescapable Web…CSS4 Today: Address Parent Elements Using cssParentSelector.js
