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HTMLInputElement: value property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The value property of the HTMLInputElement interface represents the current value of the <input> element as a string.

This property can also be set directly, for example to set a default value based on some condition.

Value

A string specifying the default value of the <input> element.

Examples

Retrieving a text input's value

In this example, the log displays the current value as the user enters data into the input.

HTML

We include an <input> and an associated <label>, with a <pre> container for our output.

html
<label for="given-name">Your name:</label>

<input name="given-name" id="given-name" />

<pre id="log"></pre>

JavaScript

The <pre> element's innerText is updated to the current value of the <input> every time a keyup event is fired.

js
const logElement = document.getElementById("log");
const inputElement = document.getElementById("given-name");

inputElement.addEventListener("keyup", () => {
  logElement.innerText = `Name: ${inputElement.value}`;
});

#log {
  height: 20px;
  padding: 0.5rem;
  background-color: #ededed;
}

Results

Retrieving a color value

This example demonstrates that the value property with an <input> of type color.

HTML

We include an <input> of type color:

html
<label for="color">Pick a color:</label>

<input name="color" id="color" type="color" />

<pre id="log"></pre>

JavaScript

The <pre> element's innerText is updated with the default color value (#000000) and then updated every time a change event is fired.

js
const logElement = document.getElementById("log");
const inputElement = document.getElementById("color");

logElement.innerText = `Color: ${inputElement.value}`;

inputElement.addEventListener("change", () => {
  logElement.innerText = `Color: ${inputElement.value}`;
});

#log {
  height: 20px;
  padding: 0.5rem;
  background-color: #ededed;
}

Results

Specifications

Specification

HTML
# dom-input-value

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HTMLInputElement: value property

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Value

Examples

Retrieving a text input's value

HTML

JavaScript

Results

Retrieving a color value

HTML

JavaScript

Results

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

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