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Window: parent property

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The Window.parent property is a reference to the parent of the current window or subframe.

If a window does not have a parent, its parent property is a reference to itself.

When a window is loaded in an <iframe>, <object>, or <frame>, its parent is the window with the element embedding the window.

Value

A Window or <iframe> object.

Examples

if (window.parent !== window.top) {
  // We're deeper than one down
}

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also

  • frameElement returns the specific element (such as <iframe>) the window is embedded into.
  • top returns a reference to the top-level window.