Document.documentElement
Document.documentElement returns the
Element that is the root element of the document (for
example, the <html> element for HTML documents).
Syntax
const element = document.documentElement
Example
const rootElement = document.documentElement;
const firstTier = rootElement.childNodes;
// firstTier is a NodeList of the direct children of the root element
// such as <head> and <body>
for (const child of firstTier) {
// do something with each direct child of the root element
}Notes
For any non-empty HTML document, documentElement will always be an
<html> element. For any non-empty XML document,
documentElement will always be whatever element is the root element of the
document.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown The definition of 'Document.documentElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
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