Example
Return the documentElement of the document, as a node name:
var x = document.documentElement.nodeName;
The result of x will be:
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Definition and Usage
The documentElement property returns the documentElement of the document, as an Element object.
For HTML documents the returned object is the <html> element.
Note: If the HTML element is missing, the return value is null.
Note: This property is read-only.
Tip: The difference between this property and the document.body property, is that the document.body element returns the <body> element, while the document.documentElement returns the <html> element.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| documentElement | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
document.documentElement
Technical Details
| Return Value: | The document's documentElement, as an Element object |
|---|---|
| DOM Version | Core Level 1 Document Object |
Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <html> tag
JavaScript reference: HTML DOM HTML Object