HTML summary tag

Example

Using the <summary> element:

<details>
<summary>Love</summary>
<p>Love makes Life Live.</p>
</details>

Definition and Usage

The <summary> tag defines a visible heading for the <details> element. The heading can be clicked to view/hide the details.

Note: The <summary> element should be the first child element of the <details> element.

Browser Support

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

Element
<summary> 12.0 79.0 49.0 6.0 15.0

Global Attributes

The <summary> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <summary> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

More Examples

Example

Use CSS to style <details> and <summary>:

<html>
<style>
details > summary {
padding: 10px;
width: 200px;
background-color: #fff;
border: none;
box-shadow: 1px 1px 10px #f2f2f2;
cursor: pointer;
}

details > p {
background-color: #fff;
padding: 10px;
margin: 0;
box-shadow: 1px 1px 10px #f2f2f2;
}
</style>
<body>

<details>
<summary>Love</summary>
<p>Love makes Life Live.</p>
</details>

</body>
</html>

Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <summary> element with the following default values:

summary {
display: block;
}

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