# HTML <menu> type Attribute

HTML <menu> tag

## Example

A 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>
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## Definition and Usage

The type attribute specifies the type of menu.

## Browser Support

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

Attribute |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
type | Not supported | Not supported | 8.0 (only type="context") | Not supported | Not supported

## Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The <menu> element is redefined in HTML5, and the type attribute is new.

## Syntax

<menu type="list|context|toolbar">

## Attribute Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
list | Default. Specifies a list menu. A list of commands (li elements), that the user can perform or activate
context | Specifies a context menu. The menu must be activated before the user can interact with the commands
toolbar | Specifies a toolbar menu. Active commands, allows the user to interact with the commands immediately

HTML <menu> tag

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