HTML | DOM HTML Object Last Updated : 07 Feb, 2019 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report The HTML Object property in HTML DOM is used to represent or access the HTML <html> element with in the object. The <html> element is used to return the HTML document as an Element Object. Syntax: It is used to access a <html> element.var x = document.getElementsByTagName("HTML")[0]; It can also be used to access a <html> element.var x = document.documentElement; Property Values: getElementsByTagName(): It is used to return a collection of all child elements with the specified tag name. innerHTML: It is used to set or return the content of an element. getElementsById(): It is used to return a collection of all child elements with the specified Id. Example-1: Access HTML element using document.getElementsByTagName("HTML")[0]; html <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <title> HTML | DOM HTML Object Property </title> <style> body { text-align: center; width: 70%; } h1 { color: green; } h1, h2 { text-align: center; } </style> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2> HTML Object</h2> <p>Click the button to get the HTML content of the html element.</p> <button onclick="GFG()">Click</button> <p id="Geeks"></p> <script> function GFG() { // Access html element and return using "innerHTML" var x = document.getElementsByTagName( "HTML")[0].innerHTML; document.getElementById("Geeks").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html> Output: Before Click On the Button: After Click On the Button: Example-2: Access html element and return element is first or second. html <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <title> HTML | DOM HTML Object Property </title> <style> body { text-align: center; width: 70%; } h1 { color: green; } h1, h2 { text-align: center; } </style> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2> HTML Object</h2> <p>Click the button to get the HTML content of the html element.</p> <p>Using the document.documentElement</p> <button onclick="GFG()">Click</button> <p id="Geeks"></p> <script> function GFG() { // Access html element and return html // with position value of html element. var x = document.documentElement.innerHTML; document.getElementById( "Geeks").innerHTML = "first" + x; var y = document.documentElement.innerHTML; document.getElementById( "Geeks").innerHTML = y + "second"; } </script> </body> </html> Output: Before Click On the Button: After Click On the Button: Example-3: Access html element and return all child with specified tag name. html <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <title> HTML | DOM HTML Object Property </title> <style> body { text-align: center; width: 70%; } h1 { color: green; } h1, h2 { text-align: center; } </style> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2> HTML Object</h2> <p>Click the button to get the HTML content of the html element.</p> <p>Using the getElementsByTagName("HTML")[0] and documentElement</p> <button onclick="GFG()">Click</button> <p id="Geeks"></p> <script> function GFG() { // access and return html element var x = document.getElementsByTagName( "HTML")[0].innerHTML; document.getElementById("Geeks").innerHTML = "getElementsByTagName" + x; var y = document.documentElement.innerHTML; document.getElementById("Geeks").innerHTML = y + "documentElement"; } </script> </body> </html> Output: Before Click On the Button: After Click On the Button: Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM HTML Object property are listed below: Google Chrome Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Safari Comment More info S shubhamsingh10 Follow Improve Article Tags : Web Technologies HTML HTML-DOM Explore HTML BasicsHTML Introduction5 min readHTML Editors5 min readHTML Basics7 min readStructure & ElementsHTML Elements5 min readHTML Attributes8 min readHTML Headings4 min readHTML Paragraphs5 min readHTML Text Formatting4 min readHTML Block and Inline Elements3 min readHTML Charsets4 min readListsHTML Lists5 min readHTML Ordered Lists5 min readHTML Unordered Lists4 min readHTML Description Lists3 min readVisuals & MediaHTML Colors11 min readHTML Links Hyperlinks3 min readHTML Images7 min readHTML Favicon4 min readHTML Video4 min readLayouts & DesignsHTML Tables10 min readHTML Iframes4 min readHTML Layout4 min readHTML File Paths3 min readProjects & Advanced TopicsHTML Forms5 min readHTML5 Semantics6 min readHTML URL Encoding4 min readHTML Responsive Web Design11 min readTop 10 Projects For Beginners To Practice HTML and CSS Skills8 min readTutorial ReferencesHTML Tags - A to Z List15+ min readHTML Attributes Complete Reference8 min readHTML Global Attributes5 min readHTML5 Complete Reference8 min readHTML5 MathML Complete Reference3 min readHTML DOM Complete Reference15+ min readHTML DOM Audio/Video Complete Reference2 min readSVG Element Complete Reference5 min readSVG Attribute Complete Reference8 min readSVG Property Complete Reference7 min readHTML Canvas Complete Reference4 min read Like