HTML Guide
The type dob is not valid for an input. If you want to build a date picker field, you can use the native HTML input elements with type date, datetime-local, or a generic text input decorated with JavaScript and CSS.
In HTML, the type attribute for the <input> element specifies the type of input control that is to be displayed. The type attribute can have values like text, password, email, date, etc. Using an unsupported or invalid value like dob (which presumably stands for “date of birth”) will cause this validation error.
Here’s an example of how you can correct this issue by using a supported type attribute value for the date of birth input:
<label for="dob">Date of Birth:</label>
<input type="date" id="dob" name="dob">
In this corrected example, we’ve used the type="date" attribute value for the date of birth input. This is a valid type for handling dates in HTML forms. Replace the input type with a supported type according to the specific data you need to capture.
Alternatively you can use a JavaScript library to build a date picker on a generic text input. For example, the popular bootstrap-datepicker library will generate a date picker around a text input.
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Related W3C validator issues
The maxlength attribute can be used on an input element to define a client-side validation for the maximum length allowed on an input without resorting to JavaScript.
This attribute is only allowed on elements of type email, password, search, tel, text, or url.
The minlength attribute can be used on an input element to define a client-side validation for the maximum length allowed on an input without resorting to JavaScript.
This attribute is only allowed on elements of type email, password, search, tel, text, or url.
The minlength attribute defines the minimum number of characters (as UTF-16 code units) the user can enter into an <input> or <textarea>. This must be an integer value 0 or higher. If no minlength is specified, or an invalid value is specified, the input has no minimum length. This value must be less than or equal to the value of maxlength, otherwise the value will never be valid, as it is impossible to meet both criteria.
Here’s an example:
<label for="name">Enter your name (max 25 characters)</label>
<input type="text" minlength="25" id="name">The pattern attribute is only allowed on input whose type is email, password, search, tel, text or url. Check the type used, and consider changing to one of the allowed types to enable pattern client-side validation.
The pattern attribute is a handy way of adding client-side validation on HTML forms without resorting to JavaScript. Check out this article to learn more about Input Pattern.
The boolean required attribute can only be used with certain types of inputs. Check the input type is one of the allowed.
The required attribute, if present, indicates that the user must specify a value for the input before the owning form can be submitted.
The name attribute is required for all input elements.
Empty type attributes are invalid on the <a> element; you must either remove the type attribute or provide a valid MIME type value.
The type attribute on an <a> (anchor) element specifies the MIME type of the linked resource. According to the WHATWG HTML specification and W3C validator, the value of the type attribute cannot be an empty string. It should be a valid MIME type, such as application/pdf or text/html. If you do not know the MIME type or it’s not relevant, you should omit the attribute.
Incorrect HTML example (causes validation error):
<a href="document.pdf" type="">Download PDF</a>Correct HTML example (remove the invalid attribute):
<a href="document.pdf">Download PDF</a>Correct HTML example (provide a valid MIME type):
<a href="document.pdf" type="application/pdf">Download PDF</a>If the type is unknown or unnecessary, leaving it out is preferred to using an empty value.
The input element does not support a type attribute value of numeric; the correct attribute value is number.
HTML input elements have a type attribute that specifies the kind of data that the input is expected to contain. When creating a form field for numeric input, you should use type="number", which provides an input control with features like increment/decrement controls, depending on the browser. This allows browsers to render the appropriate interface for numeric inputs and also provides built-in client-side validation to ensure that the entered data is a numerical value.
Here’s an example of how to correctly define an input for numeric values:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Number Input Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<label for="quantity">Quantity:</label>
<input type="number" id="quantity" name="quantity" min="1" max="10">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>In this example, the input element has a type of number, allowing users to input or select a numeric value within the specified range of 1 to 10. Using type="number" instead of any incorrect value, like numeric, ensures that your HTML is compliant with W3C standards.
The value tel-national cannot be used on the attribute autocomplete of an <input> element of type tel. Either change to type="text", or use autocomplete="tel". Examples:
<!-- Using autocomplete "tel-national" on type "tel" is invalid -->
<input name="phone1" type="tel" autocomplete="tel-national" />
<!--Using autocomplete "tel-national" on type "text" is valid -->
<input name="phone2" type="text" autocomplete="tel-national" />
<!--Using autocomplete "tel" on type "tel" is valid -->
<input name="phone3" type="tel" autocomplete="tel" />The value provided on the type attribute of an a element is not a valid MIME type.
The type attribute expects a MIME type that hints at the linked URL’s format.
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>