HTML <output> tag represents a calculation result using some JavaScript.
Note: The <output> tag is newly introduced in HTML5. HTML <output> tag is mostly supported in all major web browsers.
HTML output Tag Sample Code
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML/HTML5 output Tag with Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form oninput="z1.value=parseInt(x1.value) - parseInt(y1.value)">
<input type="range" id="x1" value="75" />
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<input type="range" id="y1" value="25" />
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<output name="z1" for="x1 y1"></output>
</form>
</body>
</html>
HTML output Tag Sample Result
Note: Please slide above range bars to view results.You can see the complete List of HTML Elements here.
Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are output tag attributes that are supported by <output> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| for | element_id | Represents the element id that is going to calculate |
| form | form_id | Represents the form id for the ouput tag |
| name | name | Represents the name for the output tag |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <output> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <output> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
| id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
| style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
| title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <output> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <output> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
| ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
| onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
| onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
| onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
| onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
| onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
| onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |
