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Asked: 2026-05-26T19:13:23+00:00

I am trying to close parent window from child window using javascript, but its

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I am trying to close parent window from child window using javascript, but its not going to work.

Please share me code if you have any.

My parent html :

<script>
    var winr;
    var selfw;
    function openAn(){
        selfw=self.window;
        winr=window.open("shell.htm","");

    }

    function justClose(){
        //setTimeout("closeAfterMin()",2000);

        winr.close();
    }

    function closeAfterMin(){
        alert("sd");
        selfw.close();
    }

</script>
<body onload='openAn()' >
    <h1>New Web Project Page</h1>
</body>

My Child html :

 <script>
        function closeAll(){
               window.parent.close();


        }

    </script>
    <body>
        <div onclick="closeAll();" onunload="window.opener.close();">
            Close Parent and self
        </div>
    </body>

Please help me..

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  1. Editorial Team

    From window.close() MDN:

    This method is only allowed to be called for windows that were opened
    by a script using the window.open method. If the window was not opened
    by a script, the following error appears in the JavaScript Console:
    Scripts may not close windows that were not opened by script.

    You can close the child window from the parent, but not the other way around.

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