Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.
Note: Starting in Gecko 6.0, document.height is no longer supported. Instead, use document.body.clientHeight. See element.clientHeight.
Returns the height of the document object. In most cases, this is equal to the <body> element of the current document.
Syntax
pixels = document.height
Example
// alert document height alert(document.height);
Alternatives
document.body.clientHeight document.documentElement.clientHeight document.documentElement.scrollHeight
Specification
HTML5
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
height | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox No support 1 — 6 | IE No support No | Opera ? | Safari No support 1 — 10 | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android No support 4 — 6 | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS No support 1 — 10 | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
Legend
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.