HTML oncontextmenu attribute: The HTML oncontextmenu attribute can be used when the user right-clicks on an element to open the context menu. And the HTML4 does not support the oncontextmenu attribute.
This attribute can be supported by all the elements. And it is a part of the event attribute.
Syntax: <element oncontextmenu = “script”>
Browser Support
This attribute was supported by different attributes.
- Chrome
- Firefox
- InternetExplorer
- Safari
- Opera
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> div { background: yellow; border: 1px solid black; padding: 10px; } </style> </head> <body> <div oncontextmenu="myFunction()" contextmenu="mymenu"> <p>Right-click inside this box to see the context menu! <menu type="context" id="mymenu"> <menuitem label="Refresh" onclick="window.location.reload();" icon="ico_reload.png"></menuitem> <menu label="Share on..."> <menuitem label="Twitter" icon="ico_twitter.png" onclick="window.open('//twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=' + window.location.href);"></menuitem> <menuitem label="Facebook" icon="ico_facebook.png" onclick="window.open('//facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + window.location.href);"></menuitem> </menu> <menuitem label="Email This Page" onclick="window.location='mailto:?body='+window.location.href;"></menuitem> </menu> </div> <p><strong>Note:</strong> The contextmenu <strong>attribute</strong> only works in Firefox!</p> <script> function myFunction() { alert("You right-clicked inside the div!"); } </script> </body> </html>
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