HTMLInputElement: defaultValue property
The defaultValue property of the HTMLInputElement interface indicates the original (or default) value of the <input> element. It reflects the element's value attribute.
Value
A string representing the default, or original, value of the <input> element.
Example
Given the following HTML:
html
<label for="planet">Which planet were you born on?</label>
<input id="planet" type="text" value="Azarath" />
The following will provide the same results, no matter what the user enters into the text input.
js
const inputElement = document.querySelector("#planet");
console.log(`Original value: ${inputElement.defaultValue}`); // "Original value: Azarath"
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-input-defaultvalue |
Browser compatibility
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