HTMLHtmlElement

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The HTMLHtmlElement interface serves as the root node for a given HTML document. This object inherits the properties and methods described in the HTMLElement interface.

You can retrieve the HTMLHtmlElement object for a given document by reading the value of the document.documentElement property.

EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLHtmlElement

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLHtmlElement.version Deprecated

A string representing the version of the HTML Document Type Definition (DTD) that governs this document. This property should not be used any more as it is non-conforming. Omit it.

Instance methods

No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# htmlhtmlelement

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
HTMLHtmlElement
version
Deprecated

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Full support
Full support
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

See also

  • HTML element implementing this interface: <html>.