Document: childElementCount property

The Document.childElementCount read-only property returns the number of child elements of the document.

To get the number of children of a specific element, see Element.childElementCount.

Value

A number.

Examples

js
document.children;
// HTMLCollection, usually containing an <html> element, the document's only child

document.childElementCount;
// 1

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# dom-parentnode-childelementcount

Browser compatibility

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See also