HTML | DOM fullscreenElement Property
The fullscreenElement property in HTML is used to return the element that is currently in fullscreen. This property may require specific prefixes to work with different browsers.
Syntax:
document.fullscreenElement
Return Value: Returns the element that is currently in full-screen mode, or null if full-screen mode is not available.
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>fullscreenElement method</title></head><body> <h1 style="color: green">GeeksForGeeks</h1> <p><b>fullscreenElement method</b></p> <p>The current fullscreen element will appear in the console after 5 seconds.</p> <img id="image" src= <br> <button onclick="goFullScreen();">Go fullscreen</button> <script> /* Log the element currently in fullscreen */ function checkFullscreenElement() { console.log( /* Standard syntax */ document.fullscreenElement || /* Chrome, Safari and Opera syntax */ document.webkitFullscreenElement || /* Firefox syntax */ document.mozFullScreenElement || /* IE/Edge syntax */ document.msFullscreenElement ) } /* Call this function after 5 seconds, as we cannot click any button to execute this function while in fullscreen */ setTimeout(checkFullscreenElement, 5000); /* Go fullscreen */ function goFullScreen() { if ( /* Standard syntax */ document.fullscreenEnabled || /* Chrome, Safari and Opera syntax */ document.webkitFullscreenEnabled || /* Firefox syntax */ document.mozFullScreenEnabled || /* IE/Edge syntax */ document.msFullscreenEnabled ) { elem = document.querySelector('#image'); /* Try to go Fullscreen */ elem.requestFullscreen(); } else { console.log('Fullscreen is not available currently.') } } </script></body></html> |
Output:
Console Output: If the full-screen mode is activated by clicking the button.
Console Output: If the full-screen mode is not activated.
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by fullscreenElement property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 71.0 and above
- Edge 79.0 and above
- Internet Explorer 11.0 and above
- Firefox 64.0 and above
- Opera 58.0 and above
- Safari 6.0 and above
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