When contentEditable is missing, it maps to "inherit" state and the element is NOT editable if its nearest ancestor is NOT. On success, you will see a series of "PASS" messages, followed by "TEST COMPLETE". PASS document.getElementById("p").hasAttribute("contentEditable") is false PASS document.getElementById("p").contentEditable is "inherit" PASS document.getElementById("p").isContentEditable is false PASS window.getComputedStyle(p, "").getPropertyValue("-webkit-user-modify") is "read-only" PASS successfullyParsed is true TEST COMPLETE