The Window.close() method closes the current window, or the window on which it was called.
This method can only be called on windows that were opened by a script using the Window.open() method, or on top-level windows that have a single history entry. If the window doesn't match these requirements, an error similar to this one appears in the console: Scripts may not close windows that were not opened by script.
Note also that close() has no effect when called on Window objects returned by HTMLIFrameElement.contentWindow.
Syntax
Parameters
Return value
Examples
Closing a window opened with window.open()
This example shows a method which opens a window and a second one which closes the window; this demonstrates how to use Window.close() to close a window opened by calling window.open().
let openedWindow;
function openWindow() {
openedWindow = window.open("moreinfo.htm");
}
function closeOpenedWindow() {
openedWindow.close();
}
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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Desktop |
Mobile |
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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 |
1 |
12Before Edge 79, scripts can close windows that weren't opened by the same script.
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1Before Firefox 46, scripts can close windows that weren't opened by the same script.
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4 |
3 |
1 |
4.4 |
18 |
4Before Firefox 46, scripts can close windows that weren't opened by the same script.
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10.1 |
1 |
1.0 |