Safari HTML Reference: Supported Attributes says:
contenteditable If true, the element can be edited on the fly; if false, it cannot.
contenteditable
If true, the element can be edited on the fly; if false, it cannot.
The design mode and content editable are working fine in IOS 5.But in previous versions it is not working.There is post
http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mobile-web-apps/safari-5_html5/