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Asked: 2026-06-13T23:01:20+00:00

Perhaps you have heard about JavaScript Document’s execCommand() function, which we often use to

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Perhaps you have heard about JavaScript Document’s execCommand() function, which we often use to make rich text editors. It had a bad reputation before as Internet Explorer worked differently with it. Here are my questions.

  1. Today, do all the elements of execCommand work on all browsers? Like save as, bold, italic, etc…?

  2. If you want to make a rich text editor, is execCommand the appropriate choice today?

  3. Can you give me a website where I can find all the elements this function offers? Because I visited some, but they are just showing bold, italic and others. I want the complete updated lists.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Quirksmode has an (oldish) compatibility table of document.execCommand.

    I think the best would be to mix execCommand with selection/range & DOM manipulation for a rich-text editor.

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