---
title: HTMLHtmlElement
slug: Web/API/HTMLHtmlElement
tags:
  - API
  - HTML DOM
  - Interface
  - Referencia
translation_of: Web/API/HTMLHtmlElement
---
<div>{{ APIRef("HTML DOM") }}</div>

<p>The <strong><code>HTMLHtmlElement</code></strong> interface serves as the root node for a given HTML document.  This object inherits the properties and methods described in the {{domxref("HTMLElement")}} interface.</p>

<p>You can retrieve the <code>HTMLHtmlElement</code> object for a given document by reading the value of the {{domxref("document.documentElement")}} property.</p>

<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>

<p><em>Inherits properties from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}.</em></p>

<dl>
 <dt>{{domxref("HTMLHtmlElement.version")}}  {{ obsolete_inline() }}</dt>
 <dd>Is a {{domxref("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.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>

<p><em>No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}.</em></p>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', "semantics.html#the-html-element", "HTMLHtmlElement")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
   <td>Live specification, no change since last snapshot</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML5.1', "semantics.html#the-html-element", "HTMLHtmlElement")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML5.1')}}</td>
   <td>No change since the last snapshot</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', "semantics.html#the-html-element", "HTMLHtmlElement")}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}}</td>
   <td>The <code>version</code> element has been removed, as it is non-conforming.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('DOM2 HTML', 'html.html#ID-33759296', 'HTMLHtmlElement')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM2 HTML')}}</td>
   <td>Reflecting the element change in {{SpecName("HTML4.01")}}, the <code>version</code> property is now deprecated.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('DOM1', 'level-one-html.html#ID-33759296', 'HTMLHtmlElement')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('DOM1')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<p>{{CompatibilityTable}}</p>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop(1.0)}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Phone</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile(1.0)}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li>HTML element implementing this interface: {{HTMLElement("html")}}.</li>
</ul>