Document: Document() constructor

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since April 2018.

The Document constructor creates a new Document object that is a web page loaded in the browser and serving as an entry point into the page's content.

Syntax

js
new Document()

Parameters

None.

Specifications

Specification
DOM
# ref-for-dom-document-document①

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Document() constructor
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 60 (Release date: 2017-07-25)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 17 (Release date: 2018-04-30)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 20 (Release date: 2013-04-02)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 47 (Release date: 2017-08-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 8 (Release date: 2014-10-16)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 60 (Release date: 2017-08-01)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 20 (Release date: 2013-04-02)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 44 (Release date: 2017-12-11)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 8 (Release date: 2014-09-17)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 8 (Release date: 2018-07-18)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 60 (Release date: 2017-08-01)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 8 (Release date: 2014-09-17)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support