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Browsers typically display the value of a password field as a series of bullets or asterisks.

Usage

Attributes

• align
• autocomplete
• disabled
• height
• maxlength
• name
• readonly
• size
• value
• vcard_name
• width
• common attributes

Browser compatibility

Compatibility table legend

Further reading

• Web Forms 2.0
• The input element in HTML 4
• The input type=password element on MSDN
• The history of the input type=password element on blooberry.com