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HTML DOM Heading Object


Heading Object

The Heading object represents an HTML heading element: <h1> to <h6>.

Access a Heading Object

You can access a heading element by using getElementById():

Example

var x = document.getElementById("myHeading");
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Create a Heading Object

You can create a heading element by using the document.createElement() method:

Example

var x = document.createElement("H1");
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Heading Object Properties

Property Description
align Not supported in HTML5. Use style.textAlign instead.
Sets or returns the value of the align attribute of the heading element

Standard Properties and Events

The Heading object also supports the standard properties and events.


Related Pages

HTML tutorial: HTML Headings

HTML reference: HTML <h1> to <h6> Tags