HTML <menuitem> tag
Example
Contains context menus with different <menuitem> elements:
<menu type="context" id="mymenu">
<menuitem label="Refresh" onclick="window.location.reload();" icon="ico_reload.png">
</menuitem>
<menu label="Share on...">
<menuitem label="Twitter" icon="ico_twitter.png"
onclick="window.open('//twitter.com/intent/tweet?text='+window.location.href);">
</menuitem>
<menuitem label="Facebook" icon="ico_facebook.png"
onclick="window.open('//facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u='+window.location.href);">
</menuitem>
</menu>
<menuitem label="Email This Page"
onclick="window.location='mailto:?body='+window.location.href;"></menuitem>
</menu>
Browser support
| IE | Firefox | Chrome | Safari | Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Firefox 8.0 and later versions support the <menuitem> tag.
Definition and usage
The <menuitem> tag defines commands/menubar items that users can call from a popup menu.
Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5
<menuitem> is a new tag in HTML5.
Attribute
new : A new attribute in HTML5.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| checked | checked | Select the command/menubar item after the page loads. Only applicable for type="radio" or type="checkbox". |
| default | default | Sets the command/menu item as the default command. |
| disabled | disabled | Specifies that the command/menu item should be disabled. |
| icon | URL | Specifies the icon of the command/menu item. |
| open | open | Specifies whether the details are visible. |
| label | text | Required. Specifies the name of the command/menu item to be displayed to the user. |
| radiogroup | groupname | Specifies the name of the command group, which will be toggled when the command/menu item itself is toggled. Only applicable for type="radio". |
| type |
|
Specifies the type of command/menu item. The default is "command". |
Global attributes
Support for <menuitem> tag Global attributes in HTML.
Event attributes
Support for <menuitem> tag Event attributes in HTML.
Related pages
HTML DOM reference manual:MenuItem object
