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1. Is autofocus attribute always set focus on first input field?
2. Why is autofocus bad for accessibility?
3. How do you autofocus input?
4. How to set autofocus in JavaScript?

Is autofocus attribute always set focus on first input field?

The first input or textarea in source order that has the autofocus attribute will be focused on page load. In browsers without autofocus support, no fields will be focused on page load, unless otherwise given focus with JavaScript.

Why is autofocus bad for accessibility?

Accessibility considerations

Automatically focusing a form control can confuse visually-impaired people using screen-reading technology and people with cognitive impairments. When autofocus is assigned, screen-readers "teleport" their user to the form control without warning them beforehand.

How do you autofocus input?

The autofocus attribute is a boolean attribute. When present, it specifies that an <input> element should automatically get focus when the page loads.

How to set autofocus in JavaScript?

As simple as document. getElementById('your_text_box_id'). focus(); .