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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <menu> label Attribute
Example
A toolbar with two menu buttons on it ("File" and "Edit"), each of which has a dropdown menu with a series of options:
<menu type="toolbar">
<li>
<menu label="File">
<button type="button" onclick="file_new()">New...</button>
<button type="button" onclick="file_open()">Open...</button>
<button type="button" onclick="file_save()">Save</button>
</menu>
</li>
<li>
<menu label="Edit">
<button type="button" onclick="edit_cut()">Cut</button>
<button type="button" onclick="edit_copy()">Copy</button>
<button type="button" onclick="edit_paste()">Paste</button>
</menu>
</li>
</menu>
<li>
<menu label="File">
<button type="button" onclick="file_new()">New...</button>
<button type="button" onclick="file_open()">Open...</button>
<button type="button" onclick="file_save()">Save</button>
</menu>
</li>
<li>
<menu label="Edit">
<button type="button" onclick="edit_cut()">Cut</button>
<button type="button" onclick="edit_copy()">Copy</button>
<button type="button" onclick="edit_paste()">Paste</button>
</menu>
</li>
</menu>
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Browser Support
The label attribute is not currently supported in any of the major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The label attribute specifies a visible label for the menu.
The label attribute is often used to label nested menus within a menu.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <menu> element is redefined in HTML5, and the label attribute is new.
Syntax
<menu label="text">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| text | Specifies a visible label for the menu |
HTML <menu> tag
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