---
title: "Invoker commands 😍"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/invoker-commands--bwjwzxyy0
source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZnP4PYySfI
type: video:youtube
source: "Kevin Powell"
published: 2026-05-14T13:13:47.914Z
updated: 2026-05-14T13:19:07.582Z
tags: ["javascript", "html", "web-components"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Invoker commands 😍

**[Kevin Powell](https://daily.dev/sources/kevinpowell)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Invoker commands have reached Baseline newly available status, enabling developers to open and close dialog elements directly from HTML without JavaScript. Using the `command` and `commandfor` attributes on buttons, you can trigger `show-modal` and `close` actions on a `<dialog>` element, eliminating the need for JavaScript event listeners and method calls like `showModal()` and `close()`.

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