HTML - <summary>
The HTML summary element (<summary>
) is used as a summary, caption, or legend for the content of a <details>
element.
Example
In summation, get details from the link on the next line
Please see the <details>
page for examples on <summary>.
Description
The HTML summary element (<summary>
) is used as a summary, caption, or legend for the content of a <details>
element.
<summary>
element is omitted, the heading "details" will be used.<summary>
is display:list-item
per HTML standard. If the style is being changed to display:block
, the disclosure triangle will be dismissed, which is expected. See Bug 1283989 for more information.Permitted content | Phrasing content or one element of Heading content |
---|---|
Tag omission | None, both the start tag and the end tag are mandatory. |
Permitted parent element | The <details> element. |
Normative document | HTML5, section 4.11.2 |
Browser Compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 12 | 49.0 (49.0)[1] | No support | No support | 6 |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 4.0 | 49.0 (49.0)[1] | No support | No support | No support |
[1] This feature is available since Firefox 47 behind the preference dom.details_element.enabled
, defaulting to false
, except on Nightly and Aurora versions (bug 1241750). Support for it is enabled by default, i.e. the preference is defaulting to true
, since Firefox 49.0 (bug 1226455).
See Also
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<summary>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5.1 The definition of '<summary>' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition |
This element implements the HTMLElement
interface.
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/html/element/summary