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Asked: 2026-05-30T08:41:54+00:00

This is how you access the <body> element to set a background style: document.body.style.background

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This is how you access the <body> element to set a background style:

document.body.style.background = '';

But how can I access the <html> element in a similar manner? The following doesn’t work:

document.html.style.background = '';
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  1. Editorial Team

    The <html> element can be referred through the document.documentElement property. In general, the root element of any document can be referred through .documentElement.

    document.documentElement.style.background = '';

    Note: .style.background returns the value for background as an inline style property. That is, defined using <html style="background:..">. If you want to get the calculated style property, use getComputedStyle:

    var style = window.getComputedStyle(document.documentElement);
var bgColor = style.backgroundColor;
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