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The HTMLHtmlElement interface serves as the root node for a given HTML document. This object inherits the properties and methods described in the HTMLElement interface.
You can retrieve the HTMLHtmlElement object for a given document by reading the value of the document.documentElement property.
EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLHtmlElementInherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLHtmlElement.versionA string representing the version of the HTML Document Type Definition (DTD) that governs this document. This property should not be used any more as it is non-conforming. Omit it.
No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
| HTML # htmlhtmlelement |
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