: The SLOT Element
Last updated: 2026-09-12
<slot>The SLOT Element
Defines a 'slot' in a shadow DOM for Web Components—a placeholder where host content is projected; name enables named distribution.
| Category | Scripts & Embedding |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Flow content |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </slot> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<slot name="title"></slot>⚙️ Attributes
This element supports the global attributes plus the following:
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | Slot name; host content with slot="name" fills it; omitted is the default slot. |
▶ Example
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🌐 Browser Support
| Browser |  Chrome |
 Edge |
 Firefox |
 Safari |
 Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <slot> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip： slot only works inside shadow DOM / Web Components; in a normal page it has no distributing effect.
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