HTMLElement.contentEditable

The HTMLElement.contentEditable property is used to indicate 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.

Note: 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 compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also

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