The spellcheck attribute specifies that an element should be checking for spelling errors.
It can be applied to elements that accept user input.
A spellcheck attribute on a <textarea>.
Click on the textarea so it has focus. This will highlight all the spelling errors.
<textarea spellcheck="true" rows="7" cols="50" >
Post-Impressionism goos is a predominantly
French art movement that developed roughly
blirp between 1886 and 1905, from the last
Impressionist exhibition maq to the birth
of Fauvism. The movement was snep led by
Paul Cézanne (known as father of Post-
impressionism), glyp Paul Gauguin,
Vincent van Gogh, and Georges Seurat.
</textarea>
The spellcheck attribute is a hint to the browser to check an element for spelling errors.
This attribute is used with input, textarea, and elements with the contenteditable attribute set to true.
Non-editable elements are usually not checked for spelling errors.
The spellcheck value is inherited. If a parent element has spellcheck set, then its child elements will be spellchecked.
If not set, the browser's default spellcheck functionality will be used.
Note: The spellcheck attribute is a global attribute that can be applied to any tag.
<tag spellcheck="true|false" />
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| true | Element should be checked for spelling errors. |
| false | Element should not be checked for spelling errors. |
Here is when spellcheck support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
9.0 | Feb 2011 |
 Firefox
|
2.0 | Oct 2006 |
 Edge
|
10.0 | Sep 2012 |
 Opera
|
10.5 | Mar 2010 |
 Safari
|
5.1 | Oct 2011 |
