Permitted content #

Permitted attributes #

Descriptions for attributes specific to this element #

type = "toolbar" or "context" NEW

The kind of menu being declared. The attribute has three states:

• If the context keyword is specified, the element is declaring a context menu.
• If the toolbar keyword is specified, the element is declaring a tool bar.
• If the attribute is omitted, the element is a list of commands that is neither declaring a context menu nor defining a tool bar.

label = string NEW

The label of the menu.

Additional constraints and admonitions #

• The element menu with the attribute type whose value is “toolbar” must not appear as a descendant of the a element.
• The element menu with the attribute type whose value is “toolbar” must not appear as a descendant of the button element.
• The compact attribute on the menu element is obsolete. Use CSS instead.

Permitted parent elements #

any element that can contain flow elements

DOM interface #

interface HTMLMenuElement : HTMLElement {
           attribute DOMString type;
           attribute DOMString label;
};

Typical default display properties #