accept attribute for file input
Allows a filter to be defined for what type of files a user may pick with from an `<input type="file">` dialog
WHATWG Living Standard: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/forms.html#attr-input-accept
Usage: 37.8% + 56.6% = 94.5%
Support summary
- IE: 10
- Edge: 79
- Firefox: 37, partial since 4, notes for version 41
- Chrome: 26, partial since 9, notes for version 91
- Safari: 11.1, partial since 6, notes for version 61
- Opera: 15
- Safari on iOS: partial since 8, notes for version 3.23, notes for version 81
- Opera Mini: Not supported
- Android Browser: partial since 3, notes for version 32, notes for version 4.43
- Blackberry Browser: partial since 7, notes for version 72, notes for version 101
- Opera Mobile: Not supported, notes for version 803
- Chrome for Android: partial since 149, notes for version 1492
- Firefox for Android: Not supported
- IE Mobile: partial since 11, notes for version 103, notes for version 114
- UC Browser for Android: Not supported
- Samsung Internet: partial since 4, notes for version 42
- QQ Browser: partial since 14.9, notes for version 14.92
- Baidu Browser: partial since 13.52, notes for version 13.522
- KaiOS Browser: 2.5
Notes
Not supported means any file can be picked as if the `accept` attribute was not set, unless otherwise noted.
On Windows, files that do not apply are hidden. On OSX they are grayed out and disabled.
- Supports the type format (e.g. `image/*`) but not the extension format (e.g. `.png`)
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- Offers appropriate file locations/input based on format type, but does not prevent other files from being selected.
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- Does not allow any files to be picked at all
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- Supports the type format but does not allow any file to be picked when using the extension format
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Full support table
IE
Edge
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 |
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Firefox
| 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 |
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Chrome
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 |
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Safari
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 4 | 5 | 5.1 | 6 | 6.1 | 7 | 7.1 | 8 | 9 | 9.1 | 10 | 10.1 | 11 | 11.1 | 12 | 12.1 | 13 | 13.1 | 14 | 14.1 | 15 | 15.1 | 15.2-15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.5-18.7 | 26.0 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 27 | TP |
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Opera
| 9 | 9.5-9.6 | 10.0-10.1 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12 | 12.1 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 131 |
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Safari on iOS
| 3.2 | 4.0-4.1 | 4.2-4.3 | 5.0-5.1 | 6.0-6.1 | 7.0-7.1 | 8 | 8.1-8.4 | 9.0-9.2 | 9.3 | 10.0-10.2 | 10.3 | 11.0-11.2 | 11.3-11.4 | 12.0-12.1 | 12.2-12.5 | 13.0-13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.4-13.7 | 14.0-14.4 | 14.5-14.8 | 15.0-15.1 | 15.2-15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.6-15.8 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.6-16.7 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.6-17.7 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.5-18.7 | 26.0 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 26.5 |
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Opera Mini
Android Browser
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3 | 4 | 4.1 | 4.2-4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4.3-4.4.4 | 149 |
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| n | n | n | a | a | a | a | n | n | n |
Blackberry Browser
Opera Mobile
| 10 | 11 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12 | 12.1 | 80 |
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| n | n | n | n | n | n | n |
Chrome for Android
Firefox for Android
IE Mobile
UC Browser for Android
Samsung Internet
| 4 | 5.0-5.4 | 6.2-6.4 | 7.2-7.4 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 11.1-11.2 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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QQ Browser
Baidu Browser
KaiOS Browser
- y = supported
- a = partially supported, see notes
- x = supported with a prefix, e.g. moz, webkit
- p = supported with a polyfill
- d = available but disabled by default; the feature need to be enabled in about:config, chrome://flags, etc.
- n = not supported
- u = unknown/untested
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