HTMLElement: contentEditable property
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. - '
plaintext-only' indicates that the element's raw text is editable, but rich text formatting is disabled. -
'
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.
Value
A string.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # contenteditable |
Browser compatibility
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See also
HTMLElement.isContentEditable- The
contenteditableglobal attribute.