Last updated: 2026-09-12
<output>The OUTPUT Element
Represents the result of a calculation or user action, often showing live output from a form via JavaScript; the for attribute lists the inputs used.
| Category | Forms |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Flow content |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </output> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<output name="result">0</output>
⚙️ Attributes
This element supports the global attributes plus the following:
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
for | Space-separated ids of elements that contributed to the result. | |
form | The id of the owning form (may be outside it). | |
name | Field name used when submitting the form. |
▶ Example
Edit the code below and see the live result in the playground:
🌐 Browser Support
| Browser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <output> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip: output is not editable but is reset by form reset; it only displays the result.
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