The contentEditable property of the HTMLElement interface specifies whether or not the element is editable. This enumerated attribute can have the following values:
'true'indicates that the element iscontenteditable.'false'indicates that the element cannot be edited.'inherit'indicates that the element inherits its parent's editable status.
You can use the HTMLElement.isContentEditable property to test the computed Boolean value of this property.
Syntax
editable = element.contentEditable element.contentEditable = 'true'
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'contenteditable' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
contentEditable | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 3 | IE Full support 5.5 | Opera Full support 9 | Safari Full support 6 | WebView Android Full support 4.4 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
In Internet Explorer, contenteditable cannot be applied to the <table>, <col>, <colgroup>, <tbody>, <td>, <tfoot>, <th>, <thead>, and <tr> elements directly. A content editable <span> or <div> element can be placed inside the individual table cells.
See also
- Making content editable
HTMLElement.isContentEditable- The
contenteditableglobal attribute.