HTML <dialog> openAttribute
Examples
Use the <dialog> element:
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>January <dialog open>This is an open dialog window</dialog></th>
<th>February</th>
<th>March</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>31</td>
</tr>
</table>
<tr>
<th>January <dialog open>This is an open dialog window</dialog></th>
<th>February</th>
<th>March</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>31</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Browser Support
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Currently only Chrome and Safari 6 support the open attribute.
Definition and Usage
The open attribute is a boolean attribute.
When this attribute is used, it specifies that the dialog element is active and can interact with the user.
Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <dialog> tag is new in HTML5.
Differences between HTML and XHTML
In XHTML, attribute minimization is not allowed, and the open attribute must be defined as: <dialog open="open">.
Syntax
<dialog open>
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