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+   <dt><code title="">Element.getAttribute()</code></dt>
+   <dt><code title="">Element.getAttributeNode()</code></dt>
+
+   <dd>
+
+    <p>Attribute names are <a href=#converted-to-lowercase>converted to lowercase</a>.</p>
+
+    <div class=impl>
+
+     <p>Specifically: When the <code title="">Element.getAttribute()</code> method or the <code title="">Element.getAttributeNode()</code> method is invoked on
+     an <a href=#html-elements title="HTML elements">HTML element</a>, the name
+     argument must be <a href=#converted-to-lowercase>converted to lowercase</a> before the
+     element's attributes are examined.</p>
+
+    </div>
+
+    <p class=note>This doesn't apply to <code title="">Document.getAttributeNS()</code> and <code title="">Document.getAttributeNodeNS()</code>.</p>
+
+   </dd>
+
+
    <dt><code title="">Document.getElementsByTagName()</code></dt>
    <dt><code title="">Element.getElementsByTagName()</code></dt>
 

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+   <dt><code title="">Element.getAttribute()</code></dt>
+   <dt><code title="">Element.getAttributeNode()</code></dt>
+
+   <dd>
+
+    <p>Attribute names are <span>converted to lowercase</span>.</p>
+
+    <div class="impl">
+
+     <p>Specifically: When the <code
+     title="">Element.getAttribute()</code> method or the <code
+     title="">Element.getAttributeNode()</code> method is invoked on
+     an <span title="HTML elements">HTML element</span>, the name
+     argument must be <span>converted to lowercase</span> before the
+     element's attributes are examined.</p>
+
+    </div>
+
+    <p class="note">This doesn't apply to <code
+    title="">Document.getAttributeNS()</code> and <code
+    title="">Document.getAttributeNodeNS()</code>.</p>
+
+   </dd>
+
+
    <dt><code title="">Document.getElementsByTagName()</code></dt>
    <dt><code title="">Element.getElementsByTagName()</code></dt>