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 document.documentElement property.

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Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLHtmlElement.version: Is a DOMString 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. Simply omit it.

Methods

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

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLHtmlElement' in that specification.	Living Standard	Live specification, no change since last snapshot
HTML 5.1 The definition of 'HTMLHtmlElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	No change since the last snapshot
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLHtmlElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	The `version` element has been removed, as it is non-conforming.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLHtmlElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	Reflecting the element change in HTML 4.01 Specification, the `version` property is now deprecated.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLHtmlElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	1.0 (1.7 or earlier)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)

Feature	Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	1.0 (1.0)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)

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Last updated by: trusktr, Apr 24, 2017, 5:55:13 PM