sets the tab order

tabindex=""

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The tabindex attribute sets the tab order of an element.

This attribute can be used in the following elements.
A, AREA, INPUT, TEXTAREA, BUTTON, SELECT, OBJECT

<a href="example.html" tabindex="1"> - </a>

Attribute Value Explanation
tabindex=" " number arbitrary number

Example

<form method="POST" action="example.cgi">

<p>Item(1) : <input type="text" name="item_a" tabindex="1"></p>
<p>Item(5) : <input type="text" name="item_b" tabindex="5"></p>
<p>Item(4) : <input type="text" name="item_c" tabindex="4"></p>
<p>Item(3) : <input type="text" name="item_d" tabindex="3"></p>

<p>
Item(2)<br>
<textarea name="item_e" cols="50" rows="5" tabindex="2"></textarea>
</p>

</form>
Output

Item(1) :

Item(5) :

Item(4) :

Item(3) :

Item(2)

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