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HTML <menuitem> checked Attribute

< HTML <menuitem> tag

Example

A pre-selected <menuitem> element:

<menu type="popup">
  <menuitem type="radio" radiogroup="alignment" checked
    label="Left" onclick="setAlign('left')">
</menu>

Definition and Usage

The checked attribute is a boolean attribute.

When present, it specifies that the <menuitem> element should be checked (pre-selected) when the page loads.

Note: This attribute can only be used if type="checkbox" or type="radio".


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.

Attribute
checked Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The <menuitem> tag is new in HTML5.


Differences Between HTML and XHTML

In XHTML, attribute minimization is forbidden, and the checked attribute must be defined as <menuitem checked="checked">.


Syntax

<menuitem checked>

< HTML <menuitem> tag