head
Summary
Gets the head element of the document.
Property of dom/Documentdom/Document
Syntax
Note: This property is read-only.
var headElement = document.head;
Return Value
Returns an object of type DOM NodeDOM Node
The head element of the document.
Examples
This example displays the text (innerHTML) of the document’s head element.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<title>New Document</title>
<meta name="Generator" content="Notepad">
<meta name="Author" content="Bob Palindrome">
<meta name="Keywords" content="document head">
<meta name="Description" content="head property example">
</head>
<body>
<p onclick="alert(document.head.innerHTML)">Click me to see the contents of the <head> element</p>
</body>
</html>
Related specifications
- W3C HTML5
- Candidate Recommendation
- WHATWG HTML
- Living Standard
Attributions
Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]