The Document.close() method finishes writing to a document, opened with Document.open().
Document.close()
Syntax
close()
Examples
// Open a document to write to it document.open(); // Write the content of the document document.write("<p>The one and only content.</p>"); // Close the document document.close();
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-document-close-dev |
Browser compatibility
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
close |
64
1-64
Only supported for
HTMLDocument, not all
Document objects.
|
12
|
1
|
4
|
51
≤12.1-51
Only supported for
HTMLDocument, not all
Document objects.
|
11
1-11
Only supported for
HTMLDocument, not all
Document objects.
|
64
1-64
Only supported for
HTMLDocument, not all
Document objects.
|
64
18-64
Only supported for
HTMLDocument, not all
Document objects.
|
4
|
47
≤12.1-47
Only supported for
HTMLDocument, not all
Document objects.
|
11
1-11
Only supported for
HTMLDocument, not all
Document objects.
|
9.0
1.0-9.0
Only supported for
HTMLDocument, not all
Document objects.
|
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