Document.close()

The Document.close() method finishes writing to a document, opened with Document.open().

Syntax

document.close();

Example

// Open a document to write to it
document.open();

// Write the content of the document
document.write("<p>The one and only content.</p>");

// Close the document
document.close();

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
close
64
1-64
Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
12
1
4
51
≤12.1-51
Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
11
1-11
Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
64
1-64
Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
64
18-64
Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
4
47
≤12.1-47
Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
11
1-11
Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.
9.0
1.0-9.0
Only supported for HTMLDocument, not all Document objects.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/close