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Document: close() method

The Document.close() method finishes writing to a document, opened with Document.open().

Syntax

js

close()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js

// Open a document to write to it
document.open();

// Write the content of the document
document.write("<p>The one and only content.</p>");

// Close the document
document.close();

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
close 64
1–64Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
12 1 4 51
≤12.1–51Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
11
1–11Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
64
4.4–64Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
64
18–64Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
4 47
≤12.1–47Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
11
1–11Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
9.0
1.0–9.0Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/close