HTML contextmenuAttribute
Examples
Specifies the context menu of a <div> element. The context menu will be displayed when the user right-clicks on the element:
<div contextmenu="mymenu">
<menu type="context" id="mymenu">
<menuitem label="Refresh"></menuitem>
<menuitem label="Twitter"></menuitem>
</menu>
</div>
<menu type="context" id="mymenu">
<menuitem label="Refresh"></menuitem>
<menuitem label="Twitter"></menuitem>
</menu>
</div>
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Browser Support
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Currently, only Firefox browser supports the contextmenu attribute.
Definition and Usage
The contextmenu attribute specifies the context menu of an element. The context menu will be displayed when the user right-clicks on the element./p>
The value of the contextmenu attribute is the id of the <menu> element to be opened.
Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The contextmenu attribute is a new attribute in HTML5.
Syntax
<element contextmenu="menu_id">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| menu_id | The id of the <menu> element to be opened. |
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