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document.exitFullscreen

The Document method exitFullscreen() requests that the element on this document which is currently being presented in full-screen mode be taken out of full-screen mode, restoring the previous state of the screen. This usually reverses the effects of a previous call to Element.requestFullscreen().

The exception is if another element was already in full-screen mode when the current element was placed into full-screen mode using requestFullscreen(). In that case, the previous full-screen element is restored to full-screen status instead. In essence, a stack of full-screen elements is maintained.

Syntax

exitPromise = document.exitFullscreen();

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise which is resolved once the user agent has finished exiting full-screen mode. If an error occurs while attempting to exit full-screen mode, the catch() handler for the promise is called.

Example

This example causes the current document to toggle in and out of a full-screen presentation whenever the mouse button is clicked within it.

document.onclick = function (event) { 
  if (document.fullscreenElement) { 
    document.exitFullscreen() 
  } else { 
    document.documentElement.requestFullscreen() 
  } 
};

Note: For a more complete example, see the Example in Element.requestFullscreen().

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Fullscreen API The definition of 'Document.exitFullscreen()' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	45 45 Yes Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	12	64 64 49 Disabled Disabled From version 49: this feature is behind the `full-screen-api.unprefix.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. 9 Uses the non-standard name: `mozCancelFullScreen`	11 11 Uses the non-standard name: `msExitFullscreen`	15 Prefixed 15 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	5.1 Prefixed 5.1 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit
Returns a `Promise`	71	No	64	No	?	?

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	45 45 Yes Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	45 45 Yes Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	?	64 64 49 Disabled Disabled From version 49: this feature is behind the `full-screen-api.unprefix.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. 9 Uses the non-standard name: `mozCancelFullScreen`	?	No	?
Returns a `Promise`	71	71	No	64	?	?	?