The <menuitem> element
This is a legacy/obsolete element. It's no longer defined in the specification, and using it will make your HTML invalid.
A command which the user can invoke from a custom pop-up menu defined by a <menu> element.
This is an empty element, so it shouldn't have a closing tag.
Full list of attributes
All the usual HTML global attributes are available
checked- Indicates whether or not a
checkboxcommand is checked at the moment. command- The ID of another
<menuitem>element. This one is just a new presentation of the same command. For example, a command might be defined in one place and then reused in a toolbar or menu. default- Boolean attribute, which if true indicates that this is the menu item which should be activated if the menu as a whole is activated rather than a specific item being chosen.
disabled- If present, the command is currently disabled and can't be invoked or toggled by the user.
icon- The URI of a file containing an icon image the browser can use to represent the command in the user interface.
label- The name of the command, which should be displayed to the user.
radiogroup- The name of the group of commands that this
radiocommand belongs to. title- The
titleattribute for a<menuitem>element is specifically a hint about what the command does, which might be provided by the browser as online help. type- Indicates whether the command is just something that can be invoked or not, or whether it should be displayed something like a checkbox or radio button. Must be either
command(the default value),checkbox, orradio.