So the code below will get the ID of the BODY elementL

var bodyId = document.body.id;

How can I get the ID of the HTML element using plain ole' JavaScript?

So the code below will get the ID of the BODY elementL

var bodyId = document.body.id;

How can I get the ID of the HTML element using plain ole' JavaScript?

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• Umm...you just did? - which HTML element do you want the Id of? – slandau Commented Jul 14, 2011 at 2:20
• 1 @slandau: No, that's the ID of the body element. The OP wants the ID of the html element. – icktoofay Commented Jul 14, 2011 at 2:21
• ooooh, the html tag. i refer to them as tags not elements. i refer to an html element - anything on the page that's valid – slandau Commented Jul 14, 2011 at 2:23

2 Answers 2

document.documentElement.id

document.getElementsByTagName('HTML')[0].id