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Document.height

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

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.

Examples

// alert document height
alert(document.height);

Alternatives

document.body.clientHeight
document.documentElement.clientHeight
document.documentElement.scrollHeight

Specifications

HTML5

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
height
1-31
No
1-6
No
15-18
1-10
1-4.4.3
18-31
4-6
14-18
1-10
1.0-3.0

See also

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