HTML DOM Document execCommand()
Description
The execCommand() method is deprecated. Do NOT use it.
The applets property returns an empty HTMLCollection in all new browsers.
The <applet> element is not supported in HTML5.
Syntax
document.execCommand(command, showUI, value)
Parameters
Parameter
Description
command
The name of the command to execute:
"backColor"
"bold"
"createLink"
"copy"
"cut"
"defaultParagraphSeparator"
"delete"
"fontName"
"fontSize"
"foreColor"
"formatBlock"
"forwardDelete"
"insertHorizontalRule"
"insertHTML"
"insertImage"
"insertLineBreak"
"insertOrderedList"
"insertParagraph"
"insertText"
"insertUnorderedList"
"justifyCenter"
"justifyFull"
"justifyLeft"
"justifyRight"
"outdent"
"paste"
"redo"
"selectAll"
"strikethrough"
"styleWithCss"
"subscript"
"superscript"
"undo"
"unlink"
"useCSS"
"backColor"
"bold"
"createLink"
"copy"
"cut"
"defaultParagraphSeparator"
"delete"
"fontName"
"fontSize"
"foreColor"
"formatBlock"
"forwardDelete"
"insertHorizontalRule"
"insertHTML"
"insertImage"
"insertLineBreak"
"insertOrderedList"
"insertParagraph"
"insertText"
"insertUnorderedList"
"justifyCenter"
"justifyFull"
"justifyLeft"
"justifyRight"
"outdent"
"paste"
"redo"
"selectAll"
"strikethrough"
"styleWithCss"
"subscript"
"superscript"
"undo"
"unlink"
"useCSS"
showUI
A Boolean.
Specifies if the UI should be shown or not.
Specifies if the UI should be shown or not.
value
Some commands need a value to be completed.
Return Value
Type
Description
Boolean
true if the command is supported, otherwise false.