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HTMLHtmlElement

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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 documentElement property.

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

  • 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

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also

  • HTML element implementing this interface: <html>.