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<p><span class="seoSummary">The <strong><code>hidden</code></strong> <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes">global attribute</a> is a Boolean attribute indicating that the element is not yet, or is no longer, <em>relevant</em>. For example, it can be used to hide elements of the page that can't be used until the login process has been completed.</span> Browsers won't render elements with the <code>hidden</code> attribute set.</p>

<p>The <code>hidden</code> attribute must not be used to hide content that could legitimately be shown in another presentation. For example, it is incorrect to use hidden to hide panels in a tabbed dialog, because the tabbed interface is merely a kind of overflow presentation — one could equally well just show all the form controls in one big page with a scrollbar. It is similarly incorrect to use this attribute to hide content just from one presentation — if something is marked hidden, it is hidden from all presentations, including, for instance, screen readers.</p>

<p>Hidden elements shouldn't be linked from non-hidden elements and elements that are descendants of a hidden element are still active, which means that script elements can still execute and form elements can still submit.</p>

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<p><strong>Note:</strong> Changing the value of the CSS {{cssxref("display")}} property on an element with the <code>hidden</code> attribute overrides the behavior. For instance, elements styled <code>display: flex</code> will be displayed despite the <code>hidden</code> attribute's presence.</p>
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<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

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   <td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', "interaction.html#the-hidden-attribute", "hidden")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td>No change from latest snapshot, {{SpecName('HTML5.1')}}</td>
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   <td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', "rendering.html#hiddenCSS", "Hidden elements")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td>Defines the suggested default rendering of the <code>hidden</code> attribute using CSS</td>
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   <td>{{SpecName('HTML5.1', "editing.html#the-hidden-attribute", "hidden")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML5.1')}}</td>
   <td>Snapshot of {{SpecName('HTML WHATWG')}}, initial definition</td>
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<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

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   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
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   <td>11</td>
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   <td>4</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatGeckoMobile("2") }}</td>
   <td>11</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown() }}</td>
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<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

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 <li>All <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes">global attributes</a>.</li>
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