Web/API/Node/ownerDocument

The ownerDocument read-only property of the Node interface returns the top-level document object of the node.

Syntax

var document = element.ownerDocument;

Value

document is the top-level Document object in which all the child nodes are created. If this property is used on a node that is itself a document, the value is null.

Example

// Given a node "p", get the top-level HTML 
// child of the document object

var d = p.ownerDocument; 
var html = d.documentElement;

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOMThe definition of 'Node: ownerDocument' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
ownerDocument	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes Full support Yes Full support 9 Notes' Notes' The ownerDocument of doctype nodes (that is, nodes for which Node.nodeType is Node.DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE or 10) is no longer null. Instead, the ownerDocument is the document on which document.implementation.createDocumentType() was called.	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes Full support Yes Full support 9 Notes' Notes' The ownerDocument of doctype nodes (that is, nodes for which Node.nodeType is Node.DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE or 10) is no longer null. Instead, the ownerDocument is the document on which document.implementation.createDocumentType() was called.	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

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See implementation notes.

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