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HTML <template> Tag

The <template> tag is used as a container to hold some HTML content hidden from the user when the page loads.

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Definition and Usage

The <template> tag is used as a container to hold some HTML content hidden from the user when the page loads.

Standard Syntax:<template>...</template>

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HTML <template> Example

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Live code demonstration for the <template> tag. Click "Try it Yourself" to edit and experiment in real time.

<div style="font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; padding: 16px; background: #ffffff; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #0f172a;">
<button onclick="showContent()">Show hidden content</button>

<template>
  
  <h2>Flower</h2>
  <img src="img_white_flower.jpg" width="214" 
  height="204">
</template>

<script>
function showContent() {
  let temp = 
  document.getElementsByTagName("template")[0];
  let clon = 
  temp.content.cloneNode(true);
  document.body.appendChild(clon);
}

  </script>
</div>

Attributes for <template>

0 Supported Attributes

The <template> tag does not have tag-specific attributes. It supports all standard Global Attributes.

Global Attributes

The <template> tag also supports the standard global attributes in HTML, including class, id, style, title, hidden, and data-*.

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Event Attributes

The <template> tag supports event attributes in HTML, such as onclick, onmouseover, onfocus, and more.

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