Document.head

The head read-only property of the Document interface returns the <head> element of the current document.

Syntax

var objRef = document.head;

Value

An HTMLHeadElement.

Example

<!doctype html>
<head id="my-document-head">
  <title>Example: using document.head</title>
</head>

<script>
  var theHead = document.head;

  console.log(theHead.id); // "my-document-head";

  console.log( theHead === document.querySelector("head") ); // true
</script>

Notes

document.head is read-only. Trying to assign a value to this property will fail silently or, in Strict Mode, throws a TypeError .

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard (HTML) # dom-document-head-dev

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
`head`	4	12	4	9	11	5	≤37	Yes	4	Yes	4	Yes