Input Password size Property
Example
Change the width of a password field:
document.getElementById("myPsw").size = "50";
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Definition and Usage
The size property sets or returns the size attribute of a password field.
The size attribute specifies the width of a password field (in number of characters).
The default value is 20.
Tip: To set or return the maximum number of characters allowed in the password field, use the maxLength property.
Browser Support
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The size property is supported in all major browsers.
Syntax
Return the size property:
	passwordObject.size
Set the size property:
	passwordObject.size=number
Property Values
| Value | Description | 
|---|---|
| number | Specifies the width of the password field, in characters. Default value is 20 | 
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the width of the password field, in characters | 
|---|
More Examples
Example
Get the width of a password field:
	var x = document.getElementById("myPsw").size;
The result of x will be:
20
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <input> size attribute
 Input Password Object

