The HTML <details>
element is used as a disclosure widget from which the user can retrieve additional information.
Content categories | Flow content, sectioning root, interactive content, palpable content. |
---|---|
Permitted content | One <summary> element followed by flow content. |
Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
Permitted parent elements | Any element that accepts flow content. |
DOM interface | HTMLDetailsElement |
Attributes
This element includes the global attributes.
open
- This Boolean attribute indicates whether the details will be shown to the user on page load. Default is
false
and so details will be hidden.
Example
<details> <summary>Some details</summary> <p>More info about the details.</p> </details>
Live result
Note: If the live sample above doesn't work for you, see Browser compatibility to determine if your browser supports the feature at all.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<details>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5.1 The definition of '<details>' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | MS Edge | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 12 | 49.0 (49.0)[1] | No support | Under consideration | 15 | 6 |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 4.0 | 49.0 (49.0)[1] | No support | No support | No support |
[1] This feature is available since Firefox 47 behind the preference dom.details_element.enabled
, defaulting to false
, except on Nightly and Aurora versions (bug 1241750). Support for it is enabled by default, i.e. the preference is defaulting to true
, since Firefox 49.0 (bug 1226455).
See also
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