<command>

The command element represents a command which the user can invoke.

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 Obsolete since Gecko 24

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 radiobutton.

Examples

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

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility