HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Name
dialog
Synopsis
<dialog> . . . </dialog>
WHATWG and HTML5.1 only
. Represents a floating dialog box, such as log-in windows,
UI hints, lightboxes, and other pop-up or modal content that requires user interaction. When
the
dialog
element is open, the rest of the page is inactive (inert).
Notes
As of this writing, no browsers support the
dialog
element.
Usage
Categories:
Flow content, sectioning root
Permitted contexts:
Where flow content is expected
Permitted content:
Flow content
Start/end tags:
Required/Required
Attributes
HTML5 Global Attributes
open
(
open="open"
in XHTML)
Specifies that the
dialog
element is active and the user can interact with it.
