HTML oncontextmenu Attribute

❮ HTML Attributes

Example

<div oncontextmenu="myFunction()" contextmenu="mymenu">

Meaning

The oncontextmenu attribute is called when a context menu is invoked generally by right-click. Can be fired by direct targeting of the element or the event bubbling up.




Standard Syntax

<element oncontextmenu="script">



Browser Support




Status




Applies to:

The oncontextmenu attribute can be used on the following element:

Element Attribute
All HTML elements oncontextmenu






Attribute Values

Value Description
script Specifies the script to be run on oncontextmenu
❮ HTML Attributes