In browsers, document.defaultView returns the window object associated with a document, or null if none is available.
Syntax
var win = document.defaultView;
This property is read-only.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'Document.defaultView' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change |
| HTML5 The definition of 'Document.defaultView' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 | Yes | Yes |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
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