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<command>

Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

The HTML Command element (<command>) represents a command which the user can invoke. Commands are often used as part of a context menu or toolbar. However, they can be used anywhere on the page.

The <command> element is included in the W3C specification, but not in the WHATWG specification, and browser support is nonexistent. You should use the <menuitem> element instead, although that element is non-standard and only supported in Edge and Firefox.

Content categories	Flow content, phrasing content, metadata content.
Permitted content	None, it is an empty element.
Tag omission	The start tag is mandatory, but, as it is a void element, the use an end tag is forbidden.
Permitted parent elements	`<colgroup>` only, though it can be implicitly defined as its start tag is not mandatory. The `<colgroup>` must not have a `<span>` as child.
DOM interface	`HTMLCommandElement`

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

checked

Indicates whether the command is selected. Must be omitted unless the type attribute is checkbox or radio.

disabled

Iindicates that the command is not available.

icon

Gives a picture which represents the command.

label

The name of the command as shown to the user.

radiogroup

This attribute gives the name of the group of commands, with a type of radio, that will be toggled when the command itself is toggled. This attribute must be omitted unless the type attribute is radio.

type

This attribute indicates the kind of command. This can be one of three values.

command or empty which is the default state and indicates that this is a normal command.
checkbox indicates that the command can be toggled using a checkbox.
radio indicates that the command can be toggled using a radio button.

Examples

<command type="command" label="Save"
    icon="icons/save.png" onclick="save()">

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of '<command>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<command>' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	No	No	No¹	No	No	No
`checked`	No	No	No	No	No	No
`disabled`	No	No	No	No	No	No
`icon`	No	No	No	No	No	No
`label`	No	No	No	No	No	No
`radiogroup`	No	No	No	No	No	No
`type`	No	No	No	No	No	No

Feature	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge mobile	Firefox for Android	IE mobile	Opera Android	iOS Safari
Basic support	No	No	No	No¹	No	No	No
`checked`	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
`disabled`	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
`icon`	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
`label`	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
`radiogroup`	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
`type`	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

1. Before Firefox 24, although not implemented, an object of class HTMLCommandElement was created, instead of the compliant HTMLUnknownElement.

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