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<header><h1><menu>: The Menu element</h1></header><div class="section-content"><p>The <code><menu></code> <a href="../index">HTML</a> element is described in the HTML specification as a semantic alternative to <a href="ul"><code><ul></code></a>, but treated by browsers (and exposed through the accessibility tree) as no different than <a href="ul"><code><ul></code></a>. It represents an unordered list of items (which are represented by <a href="li"><code><li></code></a> elements).</p></div>
<h2 id="try_it">Try it</h2>
<div class="section-content"><iframe class="interactive is-tabbed-shorter-height" height="200" src="https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/pages/tabbed/menu.html" title="MDN Web Docs Interactive Example" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>
<h2 id="attributes">Attributes</h2>
<div class="section-content"><p>This element only includes the <a href="../global_attributes">global attributes</a>.</p></div>
<h2 id="usage_notes">Usage notes</h2>
<div class="section-content">
<p>The <code><menu></code> and <a href="ul"><code><ul></code></a> elements both represent an unordered list of items. The key difference is that <a href="ul"><code><ul></code></a> primarily contains items for display, while <code><menu></code> was intended for interactive items. The related <a href="menuitem"><code><menuitem></code></a> element has been deprecated.</p> <div class="notecard note" id="sect1"> <p><strong>Note:</strong> In early versions of the HTML specification, the <code><menu></code> element had an additional use case as a context menu. This functionality is considered obsolete and is not in the specification.</p> </div>
</div>
<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<h3 id="toolbar">Toolbar</h3>
<div class="section-content">
<p>In this example, a <code><menu></code> is used to create a toolbar for an editing application.</p> <h4 id="html">HTML</h4> <div class="code-example">
<p class="example-header"><span class="language-name">html</span></p>
<pre data-signature="+ibiomxSB7T/tf4A98FczqPgSB1Vvo88rvgVic1oS8A=" data-language="html"><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>menu</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>button</span> <span class="token special-attr"><span class="token attr-name">onclick</span><span class="token attr-value"><span class="token punctuation attr-equals">=</span><span class="token punctuation">"</span><span class="token value javascript language-javascript"><span class="token function">copy</span><span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token punctuation">)</span></span><span class="token punctuation">"</span></span></span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Copy<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>button</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>button</span> <span class="token special-attr"><span class="token attr-name">onclick</span><span class="token attr-value"><span class="token punctuation attr-equals">=</span><span class="token punctuation">"</span><span class="token value javascript language-javascript"><span class="token function">cut</span><span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token punctuation">)</span></span><span class="token punctuation">"</span></span></span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Cut<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>button</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>button</span> <span class="token special-attr"><span class="token attr-name">onclick</span><span class="token attr-value"><span class="token punctuation attr-equals">=</span><span class="token punctuation">"</span><span class="token value javascript language-javascript"><span class="token function">paste</span><span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token punctuation">)</span></span><span class="token punctuation">"</span></span></span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Paste<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>button</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>menu</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
</pre>
</div> <p>Note that this is functionally no different from:</p> <div class="code-example">
<p class="example-header"><span class="language-name">html</span></p>
<pre data-signature="sBEXR0ox55FC+5I8tcsv1LBFg1cqgJm/ZptNuF7UzOA=" data-language="html"><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>ul</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>button</span> <span class="token special-attr"><span class="token attr-name">onclick</span><span class="token attr-value"><span class="token punctuation attr-equals">=</span><span class="token punctuation">"</span><span class="token value javascript language-javascript"><span class="token function">copy</span><span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token punctuation">)</span></span><span class="token punctuation">"</span></span></span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Copy<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>button</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>button</span> <span class="token special-attr"><span class="token attr-name">onclick</span><span class="token attr-value"><span class="token punctuation attr-equals">=</span><span class="token punctuation">"</span><span class="token value javascript language-javascript"><span class="token function">cut</span><span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token punctuation">)</span></span><span class="token punctuation">"</span></span></span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Cut<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>button</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>button</span> <span class="token special-attr"><span class="token attr-name">onclick</span><span class="token attr-value"><span class="token punctuation attr-equals">=</span><span class="token punctuation">"</span><span class="token value javascript language-javascript"><span class="token function">paste</span><span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token punctuation">)</span></span><span class="token punctuation">"</span></span></span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>Paste<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>button</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>li</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>ul</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
</pre>
</div> <h4 id="css">CSS</h4> <div class="code-example">
<p class="example-header"><span class="language-name">css</span></p>
<pre data-signature="Ds3T2i/t1IFJChaVhw974MklLz721KI8GZ3piLe9Inw=" data-language="css"><span class="token selector">menu,
ul</span> <span class="token punctuation">{</span>
<span class="token property">display</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> flex<span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token property">list-style</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> none<span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token property">padding</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 0<span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token property">width</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 400px<span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token punctuation">}</span>
<span class="token selector">li</span> <span class="token punctuation">{</span>
<span class="token property">flex-grow</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 1<span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token punctuation">}</span>
<span class="token selector">button</span> <span class="token punctuation">{</span>
<span class="token property">width</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 100%<span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token punctuation">}</span>
</pre>
</div> <h4 id="result">Result</h4>
<div class="code-example" id="sect2">
<iframe class="sample-code-frame" title="Toolbar sample" id="frame_toolbar" width="100%" height="100" src="https://live.mdnplay.dev/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/menu/runner.html?id=toolbar" loading="lazy"></iframe>
</div>
</div>
<h2 id="technical_summary">Technical summary</h2>
<div class="section-content"><figure class="table-container"><div class="_table"><table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="../content_categories">Content categories</a></th> <td> <p> <a href="../content_categories#flow_content">Flow content</a>. If the element's children include at least one <a href="li"><code><li></code></a> element: <a href="../content_categories#palpable_content">Palpable content</a>. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted content</th> <td> <p> Zero or more occurrences of <a href="li"><code><li></code></a>, <a href="script"><code><script></code></a>, and <a href="template"><code><template></code></a>. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Tag omission</th> <td>None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted parents</th> <td> Any element that accepts <a href="../content_categories#flow_content">flow content</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Implicit ARIA role</th> <td><code><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/list_role">list</a></code></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted ARIA roles</th> <td> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/directory_role"><code>directory</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/group_role"><code>group</code></a>, <code><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/listbox_role">listbox</a></code>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/menu_role"><code>menu</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/menubar_role"><code>menubar</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/none_role"><code>none</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/presentation_role"><code>presentation</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/radiogroup_role"><code>radiogroup</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/tablist_role"><code>tablist</code></a>, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/toolbar_role"><code>toolbar</code></a> or <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/tree_role"><code>tree</code></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">DOM interface</th> <td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLMenuElement"><code>HTMLMenuElement</code></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div></figure></div>
<h2 id="specifications">Specifications</h2>
<div class="_table"><table class="standard-table">
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Specification</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/grouping-content.html#the-menu-element">HTML Standard <br><small># the-menu-element</small></a></td></tr></tbody>
</table></div>
<h2 id="browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<div class="_table"><table>
<thead>
<tr id="bct-browser-type">
<th></th>
<th colspan="6">Desktop</th>
<th colspan="6">Mobile</th>
</tr>
<tr id="bct-browsers">
<th></th>
<th>Chrome</th>
<th>Edge</th>
<th>Firefox</th>
<th>Internet Explorer</th>
<th>Opera</th>
<th>Safari</th>
<th>WebView Android</th>
<th>Chrome Android</th>
<th>Firefox for Android</th>
<th>Opera Android</th>
<th>Safari on IOS</th>
<th>Samsung Internet</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th><code>menu</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">12</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">6</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤12.1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">3</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤12.1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><code>hr_separator</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">51–85</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">51–85</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><code>label</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">8–85</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no"><details><summary>8–85</summary>Nested menus are not supported.</details></td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><code>type_menu</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">≤18–79</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">8–85</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no"><details><summary>8–85</summary>Nested menus are not supported.</details></td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
<td class="bc-supports-no">No</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<h2 id="see_also">See also</h2>
<div class="section-content"><ul> <li>Other list-related HTML Elements: <a href="ol"><code><ol></code></a>, <a href="ul"><code><ul></code></a>, and <a href="li"><code><li></code></a>.</li> </ul></div><div class="_attribution">
<p class="_attribution-p">
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