Currently I have this <body> … </body> But I would like to dynamically add

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Asked: June 17, 20262026-06-17T19:44:37+00:00 2026-06-17T19:44:37+00:00

Currently I have this

<body>
   ...
</body>

But I would like to dynamically add this tag to my page with javascript (please no jquery)

<body>
   <div id="ajaxLoad"></div>
   ...
</body>

So the new tag needs to be the first thing right after the body tag. How can I do this?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-17T19:44:38+00:00

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Here is a way to do it:

var div = document.createElement("div");
div.id = "ajaxLoad";

document.body.insertBefore(div, document.body.firstChild);

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