The invention relates to the technical field of articles for daily use, in particular to a seat armrest on a seat system for people to sit, such as chairs, sofas, wheelchairs and the like. The upper part of the each armrest is provided with a containing groove which is provided with an upward opening, the containing groove contains a bracket which can be unfolded for supporting and at least can be subject to angle adjustment, and a top cap is movably covered on the upper port of the containing groove. The seat armrest provided by the invention still maintains the leaning function for people to sit; and when being not unfolded, the bracket does not affect the seat armrest, and the armrest has beautiful and elegant appearance and maintains comfortable feel. After the bracket is unfolded, a stable bearing platform is provided, and a user can put objects, such as laptops and the like on the bearing platform which is greatly convenient to use, thus the use problem that the laptops can be supported and placed in practical use is solved, and the quality of life is improved. The seat armrest has simple structure, optimized combination, low cost, favourable positioning and clamping and strong bracket bearing capability, and is convenient in implementation and easy to manufacture.