Document: rootElement property

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

Document.rootElement returns the Element that is the root element of the document if it is an <svg> element, otherwise null. It is deprecated in favor of Document.documentElement, which returns the root element for all documents.

Value

For SVG elements, the Element that is the root element of the document; otherwise null.

If the document is a non-empty SVG document, then the rootElement will be an SVGSVGElement, identical to the documentElement.

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# __svg__SVGDocument__rootElement

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
rootElement
Deprecated
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 34 (Release date: 2014-04-08)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 52 (Release date: 2017-03-07)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 21 (Release date: 2014-05-06)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 10.1 (Release date: 2017-03-27)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 34 (Release date: 2014-04-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 52 (Release date: 2017-03-07)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 21 (Release date: 2014-04-22)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 10.3 (Release date: 2017-03-27)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 2 (Release date: 2014-10-17)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 37 (Release date: 2014-09-03)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 10.3 (Release date: 2017-03-27)
footnote Full support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.