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document.head

Returns the <head> element of the current document. If there are more than one <head> elements, the first one is returned.

Syntax

var objRef = document.head;

Example

// in HTML: <head id="my-document-head">
var aHead = document.head;

alert(aHead.id); // "my-document-head";

alert( document.head === document.querySelector("head") ); // true

Notes

document.head is read-only. Trying to assign a value to this property will fail silently or, when in ECMAScript Strict Mode in a Gecko browser, throw a TypeError.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'Document.head' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition.
HTML5.1 The definition of 'Document.head' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML5 The definition of 'Document.head' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	4.0	(Yes)	4.0 (2)	9.0	11.0	5.0