Revision 933879 of <element>

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<p><strong>Note:</strong> This element has been removed from the specification. See <a href="https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2013JulSep/0287.html">this</a> for more information from the editor of the specification.</p>
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<h2 id="Summary" name="Summary">Summary</h2>

<p>The <strong><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML">HTML</a> <code>&lt;element&gt;</code> element</strong> is used to define new custom DOM elements.</p>

<table class="properties">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row"><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories" title="HTML/Content_categories">Content categories</a></th>
   <td><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Content_categories#Transparent_content">Transparent content</a>.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Permitted content</th>
   <td>???</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Tag omission</th>
   <td>{{no_tag_omission}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">Permitted parent elements</th>
   <td>???</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <th scope="row">DOM interface</th>
   <td>{{domxref("HTMLElement")}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Attributes" name="Attributes">Attributes</h2>

<p>This element includes the <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes">global attributes</a>.</p>

<h2 id="Examples" name="Examples">Examples</h2>

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<h2 id="Specifications" name="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<p>The <code>&lt;element&gt;</code>&nbsp;element was formerly in&nbsp;a draft specification of&nbsp;<a href="https://w3c.github.io/webcomponents/spec/custom/">Custom Elements</a>&nbsp;but it has been removed.</p>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility" name="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<p>{{CompatibilityTable}}</p>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Phone</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<h2 id="See_also" name="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li>Web components: {{HTMLElement("content")}},&nbsp;{{HTMLElement("shadow")}}, {{HTMLElement("template")}}</li>
</ul>

<div>{{HTMLRef}}</div>