The fullscreenElement property in HTML is used to return the element that is currently in fullscreen. This property may require specific prefixes to work with different browsers.
Syntax:
document.fullscreenElement
Return Value: Returns the element that is currently in full-screen mode, or null if full-screen mode is not available.
Example: In this example, we will see the use of fullscreenElement property.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<head>
<title>fullscreenElement method</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1 style="color: green">GeeksForGeeks</h1>
<p><b>fullscreenElement method</b></p>
<p>The current fullscreen element will
appear in the console after 5 seconds.</p>
<img id="image"
src=
<br>
<button onclick="goFullScreen();">Go fullscreen</button>
<script>
/* Log the element currently in fullscreen */
function checkFullscreenElement() {
console.log(
/* Standard syntax */
document.fullscreenElement ||
/* Chrome, Safari and Opera syntax */
document.webkitFullscreenElement ||
/* Firefox syntax */
document.mozFullScreenElement ||
/* IE/Edge syntax */
document.msFullscreenElement
)
}
/* Call this function after 5 seconds,
as we cannot click any button to execute
this function while in fullscreen */
setTimeout(checkFullscreenElement, 5000);
/* Go fullscreen */
function goFullScreen() {
if (
/* Standard syntax */
document.fullscreenEnabled ||
/* Chrome, Safari and Opera syntax */
document.webkitFullscreenEnabled ||
/* Firefox syntax */
document.mozFullScreenEnabled ||
/* IE/Edge syntax */
document.msFullscreenEnabled
) {
elem = document.querySelector('#image');
/* Try to go Fullscreen */
elem.requestFullscreen();
} else {
console.log('Fullscreen is not available currently.')
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by fullscreenElement property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 71.0 and above
- Edge 79.0 and above
- Internet Explorer 11.0 and above
- Firefox 64.0 and above
- Opera 58.0 and above
- Safari 6.0 and above