Last updated: 2026-09-12
<dialog>The DIALOG Element
Represents a dialog box or modal, opened via JavaScript showModal()/show().
| Category | Semantic |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Flow content |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </dialog> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<dialog>dialog content</dialog>▶ Example
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🌐 Browser Support
| Browser |  Chrome |
 Edge |
 Firefox |
 Safari |
 Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <dialog> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip： showModal() gives a native modal (backdrop + Esc to close); the open attribute shows it non-modally.
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