Non-standard This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
DeprecatedThis 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.
Draft This page is not complete.
Use Element.createShadowRoot to create an instance of shadow DOM. When shadow DOM is created, it is always attached to an existing element. After the shadow DOM is created, the element that it is attached to is called the shadow root.
This method has been deprecated in favor of attachShadow().
Syntax
var shadowroot = element.createShadowRoot();
Parameters
No parameters.
Result value
Returns a ShadowRoot.
Specifications
This feature is no longer defined by any specifications.
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Update compatibility data on GitHub
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Chrome Full support 35 Full support 35 Notes' In Chrome 45, the ability to have multiple shadow roots was deprecated. No support 25 — ? Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit |
Edge
Full support 79 |
Firefox No support 59 — 61 No support 59 — 61 Disabled' From version 59 until version 61 (exclusive): this feature is behind the Disabled' From version 29 until version 59 (exclusive): this feature is behind the |
IE
No support No |
Opera Full support 22 Full support 22 Notes' In Opera 32, the ability to have multiple shadow roots was deprecated. No support 15 — ? Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android Full support 37 Full support 37 Notes' In version 45, the ability to have multiple shadow roots was deprecated. No support ? — ? Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit |
Chrome Android Full support 35 Full support 35 Notes' In Chrome 45, the ability to have multiple shadow roots was deprecated. No support 25 — ? Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit |
Firefox Android No support 59 — 61 No support 59 — 61 Disabled' From version 59 until version 61 (exclusive): this feature is behind the Disabled' From version 29 until version 59 (exclusive): this feature is behind the |
Opera Android Full support 22 Full support 22 Notes' In Opera 32, the ability to have multiple shadow roots was deprecated. No support 14 — ? Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0 Full support 5.0 Notes' In Samsung Internet 5.0, the ability to have multiple shadow roots was deprecated. No support 4.0 — ? Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.'
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- See implementation notes.'
- See implementation notes.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.'
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.'
- Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.
Element.createShadowRoot() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.
