HTML contextmenu Attribute - Removed
Example
Specify a context menu for a <div> element. The context menu appears when a user right-clicks on the element:
<div contextmenu="mymenu">
<menu type="context" id="mymenu">
<menuitem label="Refresh"></menuitem>
<menuitem label="Twitter"></menuitem>
</menu>
</div>
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Definition and Usage
The contextmenu attribute specifies a context menu for an element. The context menu appears when a user right-clicks on the element.
The value of the contextmenu attribute is the id of the <menu> element to open.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| contextmenu | Not supported | Not supported | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The contextmenu attribute is new in HTML5.
Syntax
<element contextmenu="menu_id">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| menu_id | The id of the <menu> element to open |
Related Pages
HTML Tutorial: HTML Attributes
