Definition and Usage
The oncontextmenu attribute fires when the user right-clicks on an element to open the context menu.
Note: Although the oncontextmenu event is supported in all browsers, the contextmenu attribute is currently only supported in Firefox.
Applies to
The oncontextmenu attribute is part of the Event Attributes, and can be used on any HTML elements.
| Elements | Event |
|---|---|
| All HTML elements | oncontextmenu |
Example
Execute a JavaScript when a context menu is triggered:
<div oncontextmenu="myFunction()" contextmenu="mymenu">
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Browser Support
| Event Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oncontextmenu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |