The Document.close() method finishes writing to a document, opened with Document.open().
Syntax
document.close();
Example
// Open a document to write to it
document.open();
// Write the content of the document
document.write("<p>The one and only content.</p>");
// Close the document
document.close();
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'document.close()' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'document.close()' in that specification. |
Obsolete |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
close | Chrome
Full support
45
| Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android
Full support
45
| Chrome Android
Full support
45
| Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.