HTMLElement.contentEditable

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.

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.

Syntax

editable = element.contentEditable
element.contentEditable = 'true'

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Making content editable
• HTMLElement.isContentEditable
• The contenteditable global attribute.