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document.height

Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

Note: Starting in Gecko 6.0, document.height is no longer supported. Instead use document.body.clientHeight. See element.clientHeight.

Returns the height of the document object. In most cases, this is equal to the <body> element of the current document.

Syntax

height_value = document.height

Example

// alert document height
alert(document.height);

Alternatives

document.body.clientHeight
document.documentElement.clientHeight
document.documentElement.scrollHeight

Specification

HTML5

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	No	?	No	?	?	?