HTML <menu> Tag
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Description
The <menu> element defines a list (or menu) of commands that a user can perform.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.
| Placement: | Block |
|---|---|
| Content: | <menu>, <menuitem>, <li>, <hr> and <script> |
| Start/End Tag: | Start tag: required, End tag: required |
| Version: | HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5 |
Note: The <menu> tag was deprecated in HTML 4.01, but reintroduced in HTML5. However, it is better to avoid using this tag, because it is not supported by the major web browsers like Chrome, IE, Safari and Opera.
Syntax
The basic syntax of the <menu> tag is given with:
The example below shows the <menu> tag in action.
Example
Try this code »<img src="sky.jpg" id="sky" width="250" alt="Cloudy Sky" contextmenu="skymenu">
<menu type="context" id="skymenu">
<menuitem label="Zoom In" icon="zoom-in.png" onclick="zoomin()">
<menuitem label="Zoom Out" icon="zoom-out.png" onclick="zoomout()">
<menuitem label="Reload Image" icon="reload.png" onclick="window.location.reload();">
</menu>Tag-Specific Attributes
The following table shows the attributes that are specific to the <menu> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
label |
text | Specifies a visible label of the menu. |
type |
popup |
Specifies which type of menu to display. |
Global Attributes
Like all other HTML tags, the <menu> tag supports the global attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <menu> tag also supports the event attributes in HTML5.
Browser Compatibility
The <menu> tag is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: HTML Lists.
