HTML contenteditable Attribute

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

The HTML contenteditable attribute determines if element content is editable. It defaults to inheriting from the parent element. As a global attribute, it allows versatile content manipulation within the webpage directly.

Syntax

<element contenteditable = "true|false">

Supported Tags

It supports all HTML elements.

Attribute Value

A contenteditable attribute is mainly an instance of a Global Attribute and it can be used in any HTML element. This attribute value contain the following values:

Attribute Value	Description
true or empty string	Indicates the element is editable.
false	Indicates the element is not editable.
plaintext-only	Indicates the raw text of the element is editable, while rich text features are disabled.

HTML contenteditable Attribute Examples

Example 1: In this example we use contenteditable attribute enables editing within specified elements. Here, a paragraph is made editable, allowing direct manipulation of its text content.

html

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>contenteditable attribute</title> </head> <body> <h2>contenteditable attribute</h2> <p contenteditable="true"> GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal for geeks </p> </body> </html>

Output:

Example 2: In this example we use contenteditable attribute allows direct editing of specified elements. Here, paragraphs are made editable with "true" and "plaintext-only" values, enabling text manipulation within the webpage.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>contenteditable attribute</title> </head> <body> <h2>contenteditable attribute</h2> <p contenteditable="true"> GeeksforGeeks </p> <p contenteditable="plaintext-only"> GeeksforGeeks </p> </body> </html>