CSS attr() Function

CSS Functions

Example

The following example inserts content after each link:

a:after { content: " (" attr(href) ")"; }

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Definition and usage

The attr() function returns the attribute value of the selected element.

Supported version: CSS2


Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version number that supports the function.

Function
attr() 2.0 8.0 1.0 3.1 9.0

Note:IE8 requires a !DOCTYPE declaration to support the attr() function.


CSS Syntax

attr(attribute-name)
Value Description
attribute-name Required. The attribute name of the HTML element.

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