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HTMLHtmlElement

The HTMLHtmlElement interface serves as the root node for a given HTML document. This object inherits the properties and methods described in the HTMLElement interface.

You can retrieve the HTMLHtmlElement object for a given document by reading the value of the document.documentElement property.

EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLHtmlElement

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLHtmlElement.version Deprecated

A string representing the version of the HTML Document Type Definition (DTD) that governs this document. This property should not be used any more as it is non-conforming. Omit it.

Instance methods

No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

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
HTMLHtmlElement 1 12 1 5.5 ≤12.1 1 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0
version 1 12 1 6 ≤12.1 1 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0

See also

  • HTML element implementing this interface: <html>.

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