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DOM Document documentElement Property
Document ObjectDefinition and Usage
The documentElement property returns the documentElement of a document, as an Element object.
Read more about the Element object in our Element object reference.
For HTML documents the returned object is the HTML element.
Note: If the HTML element is missing, the return value is null.
Browser Support
The documentElement property is supported in all major browsers.
Syntax
document.documentElement
Technical Details
| Return Value: | The document's documentElement, as an Element object. |
|---|---|
| DOM Version | Core Level 1 |
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