HTMLElement.contentEditable - Web APIs 编辑

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 is contenteditable.
• '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

Browser compatibility

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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 contenteditable global attribute.