HTML Global contextmenu Attribute

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# HTML contextmenu Attribute

HTML Global Attributes

## Example

Specify a context menu for a <p> element. The context menu should appear when a user right-clicks on the element:

<p contextmenu="supermenu">This paragraph has a context menu called "supermenu" attached.</p>
<menu id="supermenu">
<command label="Step 1: Write Tutorial" onclick="doSomething()">
<command label="Step 2: Edit Tutorial" onclick="doSomethingElse()">
</menu>
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## Browser Support

The contextmenu attribute is not currently supported in any of the major browsers.

## 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.

## 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

HTML Global Attributes

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