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Attribute “type” not allowed on element “textarea” at this point.
The <textarea> element does not have a type attribute.
The HTML <textarea> element represents a multi-line plain-text editing control, and is useful when you want to allow users to enter a sizeable amount of free-form text, for example a comment on a review or feedback form.
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The <script> tag allows authors to include dynamic scripts and data blocks in their documents. When the src is present, this tag accepts a type attribute which must be either:
- an empty string
-
text/javascript(that’s the default, so it can be omitted) -
module
Examples:
<!-- This is valid, without a type it defaults to JavaScript -->
<script src="app.js"></script>
<!-- This is valid, but will warn that it can be omitted -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="app.js"></script>
<!-- An empty attribute is valid, but will warn that it can be omitted -->
<script type="" src="app.js"></script>
<!-- The module keyword is also valid as a type -->
<script type="module" src="app.js"></script>
<!-- Any other type is invalid -->
<script type="wrong" src="app.js"></script>
<script type="text/html" src="app.js"></script>
<script type="image/jpeg" src="app.js"></script>Learn more:
The value street-address cannot be used for attribute autocomplete on an <input> element. As this kind of autofill is oriented for multi-line inputs (as in the expected format for addresses), consider using a <textarea> element instead, like in this example:
<textarea name="address" autocomplete="street-address"></textarea>Read more about the autocomplete attribute.
The type attribute on <a> elements, when present, gives a hint on the MIME type of the linked resource, for example:
<a href="application/pdf" src="book.pdf">Read our book</a>
<a href="image/jpeg" src="photo.jpeg">See a photo</a>
That is, we’re talking about the type of the linked resource, not the type of the <a> element, as it’s sometimes misunderstood. The following example is invalid because button is not a valid MIME type.
<a href="/order.php" type="button">Submit</a>Learn more:
The value used to define the type of a link is not valid. You’re probably using a URL instead of a valid type.
Example of a valid type:
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="favicon.png">Read more:
input elements can be of different types but zip is not one of the allowed. Consider using a generic type like text instead.
The HTML <style> element contains style information for a document, or part of a document, defined in CSS. This element does not need the type attribute anymore, so it should be omitted.
For example, this style defines that <p> elements should be in red color.
<style type="text/css">
p {
color: red;
}
</style>
<p>This text will be red.</p>
But, the type attribute is not used anymore, so we can just use this:
<style>
p {
color: red;
}
</style>
<p>This text will be red.</p>Read more:
The default type for <script> tags is JavaScript, so you don’t need to include the type for JS resources.
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