When contentEditable is missing, it maps to "inherit" state and the element is editable if its nearest ancestor is. 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 true PASS window.getComputedStyle(p, "").getPropertyValue("-webkit-user-modify") is "read-write" PASS successfullyParsed is true TEST COMPLETE