HTML <dialog> tag

When writing in HTML (hypertext markup language), the <dialog> tag creates a dialog box or modal window on a web page. The following sections contain information about this tag, including an example of it in use, and related attributes and browser compatibility.

Example of <dialog> code

<dialog open>
  <p>Hey, I'm a dialog box!</p>
</dialog>

Example result

Attributes

All HTML tags support standard attributes that define the settings of an HTML element. In addition to the standard settings, the <dialog> tag has the following unique attributes.

Compatibility

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