How to get the `html` element in Javascript?

Question

I want to get the html element in Javascript. I can now use document.body.parentNode or document.getElementsByTagName("html"). But I think there should be a simple, "right" way to do it.

So, what's the right way to get the html element in Javascript?

I tried to use search engines, but I don't know how to tell them the html tag is different from any other HTML tag, so it yielded no result I wanted.

Why you need to get th html tag? – ElasticCode Mar 25 '18 at 08:50 — ElasticCode, Mar 25 '18 at 08:50
use and document.getElementById('myHtml') – JMP Mar 25 '18 at 08:53 — JMP, Mar 25 '18 at 08:53
`document.querySelector(':root')` – connexo Mar 25 '18 at 08:55 — connexo, Mar 25 '18 at 08:55
@WaelAbbas It's because I was thinking about quine. – pj-yn9aq Mar 25 '18 at 09:06 — pj-yn9aq, Mar 25 '18 at 09:06

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 25 '18 at 08:51

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You can use:

document.documentElement

which points to the document's root html node.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/documentElement

answered Mar 25 '18 at 08:51

m90

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 25 '18 at 08:55

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Chek this answer
https://stackoverflow.com/a/22873490/3134112
reference:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document.documentElement.

answered Mar 25 '18 at 08:55

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 25 '18 at 08:53

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I'd say document.getElementsByTagName, querySelector etc. are all "right ways" to get reference to html tag, it doesn't get simpler than that.

answered Mar 25 '18 at 08:53

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How to get the `html` element in Javascript?

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