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The HTML DOM Body property is used to set the document <body> element. It only returns the content present in the <body> Tag. This property is used to change the present content inside the <body> element and sets them with the new specified content. This property does not return the <HTML> element.
Syntax: 
 

  • This syntax returns the body property. 
     
document.body
  • This syntax is used to set the body property. 
     
document.body = Content

Return Value: A reference to the Body Object, which represents a <body> element

Property Value: The document.body property uses single value Content which is used to add new content in the body element.
Example 1: 
 

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>DOM body property</title>
        <style>
            body {
                text-align:center;
            }
            h1 {
                color:green;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
        <h2>DOM body property</h2>
        <button onclick="geeks()">Submit</button>
        <p id = "gfg"></p>
 
 
 
        <script>
            function geeks() {
                var x = document.body.innerHTML;
                document.getElementById("gfg").innerHTML =
                "Display the body content:<br>" + x;
            }
        </script>
    </body>
</html>                   


Output: 

Before click on Button:

After click on Button:
 

Example 2: 
 

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>DOM body property</title>
        <style>
            h1 {
                color:green;
            }
            body {
                text-align:center;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
        <h2>DOM body property</h2>
        <button onclick="geeks()">Submit</button>
        <script>
            function geeks() {
                document.body.innerHTML = "<h1>"
                + "GeeksforGeeks"
                + "</h1>" + "<br>" + "<h2>"
                + "New Content Added"
                + "</h2>";
            }
        </script>
    </body>
</html>                   


Output: 
 

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM body property are listed below: 
 

  • Google Chrome 1 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Internet Explorer 4 and above
  • Firefox 60 and above
  • Opera 9.6 and above
  • Safari 1 and above

 


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Last Updated : 14 Jul, 2022
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