HTML <dialog> Tag
Example
Using the <dialog> element:
<dialog open>This is an open dialog window</dialog>
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Definition and Usage
The <dialog> tag defines a dialog box or
subwindow.
The <dialog> element makes it easy to create popup dialogs and modals on a web page.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <dialog> | 37.0 | 79.0 | 53.0* | Not supported | 24.0 |
* Not supported by default, but can be enabled in about:config (set dom.dialog_element.enabled to true).
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| open | open | Specifies that the dialog element is active and that the user can interact with it |
Global Attributes
The <dialog> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <dialog> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Dialog Object
