New Attribute Syntax

HTML5 allows four different syntaxes for attributes. This example demonstrates the different syntaxes used in an <input> tag:

Type Example
Empty <input type="text" value="John" disabled>
Unquoted <input type="text" value=John>
Double-quoted <input type="text" value="John Doe">
Single-quoted <input type="text" value='John Doe'>

In HTML5, all four syntaxes may be used, depending on what is needed for the attribute.

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