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ShadowRoot: host property

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The host read-only property of the ShadowRoot returns a reference to the DOM element the ShadowRoot is attached to.

Value

A DOM Element.

Examples

const customElem = document.querySelector("my-shadow-dom-element");
const shadow = customElem.shadowRoot;

// …

// return the original host element some time later
const hostElem = shadow.host;

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

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