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HTML5 details element
The role of the details element is to hold details ⁄additional information about something. »video
The details element appears like a disclosure widget ⁄control which when expanded presents the details it contains and when collapsed hides them.
About details
- is an optional element
- multiple details elements allowed per HTML5 document
Display & support details
- display in browser »details
- display type: block
6Parents, children details
- details nested within elements »details parents
- elements nested within details »details children
»examples
Attributes details
- required: none
- optional: specific attributes, global attributes, event attributes
Syntax details
| 1 | <> ... </> »video |
Attributes and Values details (comma separated)
| < | attribute | = | "attribute_value(s)" | > | Video | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. specific attributes | ||||||
| 1. | open | = | "", , open | »video | < open> ... <⁄> | |
| All Specific Attributes | ||||||
| 2. global attributes | ||||||
| 1. | accesskey | = | keyboard key | »img | < accesskey="h"> ... </> | |
| 2. | class | = | class name | »html »img | < class="class_name"> ... </> | |
| 3. | contenteditable | = | "", , true, false | »html | < contenteditable="true"> ... </> | |
| 4. | contextmenu | = | menu id value | »html | < contextmenu="menu_id_value"> ... </> | |
| 5. | data-* | = | value | - | < data-http-error="404"> ... </> | |
| 6. | dir | = | ltr, rtl, auto | »html | < dir="ltr"> ... </> | |
| 7. | draggable | = | true, , false | »img | < draggable="false"> ... </> | |
| 8. | dropzone | = | copy, move, link, string:, file: | - | < dropzone="copy"> ... </> | |
| 9. | hidden | = | "", , hidden | »html »img | < hidden="hidden"> ... </> | |
| 10. | id | = | id name | »html »img | < id="unique_id_name"> ... </> | |
| 11. | itemid | = | URL | - | - | |
| 12. | itemprop | = | string | »link »a | - | |
| 13. | itemref | = | string | - | - | |
| 14. | itemscope | = | "", , itemscope | - | - | |
| 15. | itemtype | = | absolute URL | - | - | |
| 16. | lang | = | language code | »html »head»title »img | < lang="en"> ... </> | |
| 17. | spellcheck | = | "", , true, false | »html | < spellcheck="true"> ... </> | |
| 18. | style | = | CSS property:value | »html »img | < style="color:red"> ... </> | |
| 19. | tabindex | = | integer | »img | < tabindex="3"> ... </> | |
| 20. | title | = | text | »html »link»style »abbr»dfn »img »meter | < title="html page"> ... </> | |
| 21. | translate | = | "", yes, no | »html »img | < translate="yes"> ... </> | |
| All Global Attributes | ||||||
| 3. global event attributes | ||||||
| 1. | onclick | = | script | » list | <element onclick="script" > ... | |
| 2. | ondblclick | = | script | » list | <element ondblclick="script" > ... | |
| All Event Attributes | ||||||
Video demonstration details element
HTML5 details element: mark up details
| min | video details |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | video tutorial: details element |
| 00:05 | details element |
| 00:05 | details element allows you to provide additional information ⁄details about something |
| 00:12 | example: adding a few System properties - considered details of a PC System |
| 00:18 | the details (additional information) go after summary element, always |
| 00:22 | summary element |
| 00:22 | summary element allows you to provide the summary ⁄caption of the added details ⁄ additional information |
| 00:32 | "PC System properties" represents the caption for the details provided a little below |
| 00:39 | in browser: by default only the caption of the details displays, the control being collapsed |
| 00:41 | the control must be extended to see the details |
For more information about the element, please see the specs: W3C ⁄ WHATWG