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HTML DOM documentElement Property

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The DOM documentElement property is used to return the documentElement as an Element Object. It is a read-only property. It returns a <HTML> Element. 

Syntax:

document.documentElement 

Return Value: It returns the documentElement of the document or an element object. 

Example: Below program illustrates the documentElement property in HTML: 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>
        DOM documentElement Property
    </title>
 
    <script>
        function Geeks() {
            let x = document.documentElement.nodeName;
            document.getElementById("sudo").innerHTML = x;
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <center>
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
        <h2>DOM documentElement Property</h2>
        <button onclick="Geeks()">
            Submit
        </button>
        <p id="sudo"></p>
    </center>
</body>
</html>


Output: 

 

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM documentElement property are listed below:

  • Google Chrome 1 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Internet Explorer 5 and above
  • Firefox 1 and above
  • Opera 7 and above
  • Safari 1 and above

Last Updated : 13 Jun, 2023
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