HTML DOM Tel Object

Tel Object

The Tel object represents an HTML <input type="tel"> element.

Note: The <input type="tel"> element is not supported in any of the major browsers. However, browsers that do not understand type="tel" will treat it like type="text"; so it is safe to use the telephone input (often used for mobile devices).

Access a Tel Object

You can access an <input type="tel"> element by using getElementById():

Example

var x = document.getElementById("myTel");

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Tip: You can also access a Tel object by searching through the elements collection of a form.

Create a Tel Object

You can create an <input type="tel"> element by using the document.createElement() method:

Example

var x = document.createElement("INPUT");
x.setAttribute("type", "tel");

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Tel Object Properties

Property	Description
autocomplete	Sets or returns the value of the autocomplete attribute of a telephone number field
autofocus	Sets or returns whether a telephone number field should automatically get focus when the page loads
defaultValue	Sets or returns the default value of a telephone number field
disabled	Sets or returns whether a telephone number field is disabled, or not
form	Returns a reference to the form that contains the telephone number field
list	Returns a reference to the datalist that contains the telephone number field
maxLength	Sets or returns the value of the maxlength attribute of a telephone number field
name	Sets or returns the value of the name attribute of a telephone number field
pattern	Sets or returns the value of the pattern attribute of a telephone number field
placeholder	Sets or returns the value of the placeholder attribute of a telephone number field
readOnly	Sets or returns whether the telephone number field is read-only, or not
required	Sets or returns whether the telephone number field must be filled out before submitting a form
size	Sets or returns the value of the size attribute of a telephone number field
type	Returns which type of form element the telephone number field is
value	Sets or returns the value of the value attribute of a telephone number field