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Asked: 2026-05-15T04:02:14+00:00

IE displays a default scrollbar on the page, which appears even if the content

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IE displays a default scrollbar on the page, which appears even if the content is too short to require a scrollbar.

The typical way to remove this scrollbar (if not needed), is to add this to your CSS:

html {
  height: 100%;
  overflow: auto;
}

I’m trying to do the same thing in Javascript (without requiring that in my CSS), but I can’t seem to find a way to get access to the <html> element. I know I can access the <body> element with document.body, but that doesn’t seem to be sufficient, I need the wrapping <html> element.

Any tips?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You’re looking for the document.documentElement property.

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