HTML <summary> Tag
Example
Using the <summary> element:
<details>
<summary>Epcot Center</summary>
<p>Epcot is a
theme park at Walt Disney World Resort featuring exciting attractions,
international pavilions, award-winning fireworks and seasonal special
events.</p>
</details>
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Definition and Usage
The <summary> tag defines a visible heading for the <details> element.
The heading can be clicked to view/hide the details.
Note: The <summary> element should be the first child element of the <details> element.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <summary> | 12.0 | 79.0 | 49.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 |
Global Attributes
The <summary> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <summary> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
More Examples
Example
Use CSS to style <details> and <summary>:
<html>
<style>
details > summary {
padding: 4px;
width: 200px;
background-color: #eeeeee;
border: none;
box-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #bbbbbb;
cursor: pointer;
}
details > p {
background-color: #eeeeee;
padding: 4px;
margin: 0;
box-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #bbbbbb;
}
</style>
<body>
<details>
<summary>Epcot Center</summary>
<p>Epcot is a theme park at Walt Disney
World Resort featuring exciting attractions, international pavilions,
award-winning fireworks and seasonal special events.</p>
</details>
</body>
</html>
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Summary Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <summary> element with the following default values:
summary {
display: block;
}
