HTML DOM designMode Property
Definition and Usage
The designMode property sets or returns whether the document is editable or not.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| designMode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
Syntax
Get:
document.designMode
Set:
document.designMode = "on|off"
Property Values
| Value | Description | 
|---|---|
| off | Default value. The document is not editable | 
| on | The document is editable | 
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A String, "on" or "off", specifying whether the document is editable or not | 
|---|---|
| Default Value: | off | 
More Examples
Example
Return the designMode of the current document:
 var x = document.designMode;
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Related Pages
DOM Element contentEditable Property
❮ Document Object

