The head read-only property of the Document interface returns the <head> element of the current document.
Document.head
Value
An HTMLHeadElement.
Examples
<!doctype html> <head id="my-document-head"> <title>Example: using document.head</title> </head> <script> const theHead = document.head; console.log(theHead.id); // "my-document-head"; console.log( theHead === document.querySelector("head") ); // true </script>
Notes
document.head is read-only. Trying to assign a value to this property will fail silently or, in Strict Mode, throws a TypeError .
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-document-head-dev |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
head |
4
|
12
|
4
|
9
|
11
|
5
|
≤37
|
18
|
4
|
11
|
4
|
1.0
|
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/head
