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HTML: <menu> tag

This HTML tutorial explains how to use the HTML element called the <menu> tag with syntax and examples.

Description

The HTML <menu> tag defines an unordered menu list in the HTML document. This tag is also commonly referred to as the <menu> element.

Syntax

In HTML, the syntax for the <menu> tag is:

<body>
<menu type="toolbar">
  <li>
    <menu label="File">
      <button type="button" onclick="new()">New</button>
      <button type="button" onclick="save()">Save</button>
    </menu>
  </li>
  <li>
    <menu label="Edit">
      <button type="button" onclick="copy()">Copy</button>
      <button type="button" onclick="paste()">Paste</button>
    </menu>
  </li>
</menu>
</body>

Attributes

In addition to the Global Attributes, the following is a list of attributes that are specific to the <menu> tag:

Attribute Description HTML Compatibility
context Type of menu. It can be one of the following values: context, toolbar, list HTML5
label Menu label HTML5

Note

  • The HTML <menu> element is found within the <body> tag.
  • The <menu> tag is made up of <li> tags.
  • You can nest <ol>, <ul> and <menu> lists.

Browser Compatibility

The <menu> tag is not implemented in most browsers.

Example

We will discuss the <menu> tag below, exploring examples of how to use the <menu> tag in HTML5 and HTML 4.01.

  • HTML5
  • HTML4

HTML5 Document

If you created a new web page in HTML5, your <menu> tag might look like this:

<!doctype html>
<html>

<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>HTML5 Example by www.techonthenet.com</title>
</head>

<body>
<menu type="toolbar">
  <li>
    <menu label="File">
      <button type="button" onclick="new()">New</button>
      <button type="button" onclick="save()">Save</button>
    </menu>
  </li>
  <li>
    <menu label="Edit">
      <button type="button" onclick="copy()">Copy</button>
      <button type="button" onclick="paste()">Paste</button>
    </menu>
  </li>
</menu>
</body>

</html>

In this HTML5 Document example, we have created an unordered menu list using the <menu> tag that is styled as a toolbar. The toolbar contains a File menu with New and Save, as well as an Edit menu with Copy and Paste.

HTML 4.01 Transitional Document

The <menu> tag has been deprecated in HTML 4.01 Transitional.

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