slot

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This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The slot global attribute assigns a slot in a shadow DOM shadow tree to an element: An element with a slot attribute is assigned to the slot created by the <slot> element whose name attribute's value matches that slot attribute's value.

For examples, see our Using templates and slots guide.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'slot attribute' in that specification.		 Living Standard  
DOM
The definition of 'slot attribute' in that specification.		 Living Standard  

Browser compatibility

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DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidEdge MobileFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
Basic support
Experimental
Chrome Full support 53Edge ? Firefox Full support 63
Full support 63
No support 59 — 65
Disabled
Disabled From version 59 until version 65 (exclusive): this feature is behind the dom.webcomponents.shadowdom.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
No support ? — 59
Disabled
Disabled Until version 59 (exclusive): this feature is behind the dom.webcomponents.enabled preference (needs to be set to true) and the dom.webcomponents.shadowdom.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
IE ? Opera Full support 40Safari Full support 10
Prefixed
Full support 10
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-
WebView Android Full support 53Chrome Android Full support 53Edge Mobile ? Firefox Android Full support 63
Full support 63
No support 59 — 65
Disabled
Disabled From version 59 until version 65 (exclusive): this feature is behind the dom.webcomponents.shadowdom.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
No support ? — 59
Disabled
Disabled Until version 59 (exclusive): this feature is behind the dom.webcomponents.enabled preference (needs to be set to true) and the dom.webcomponents.shadowdom.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
Opera Android Full support 40Safari iOS Full support 10.1Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0

Legend

Full support  
Full support
Compatibility unknown  
Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
User must explicitly enable this feature.
User must explicitly enable this feature.
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.

See also

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