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HTML DOM localName property

The HTML DOM localName property returns the local name of an element. This is a read only property.

Syntax:

element.localName

Return Value: A String representing the local Name of the element.

Example:

The following example shows how to get localName of an element using this property.

html




<html>
   <head>
      <title>neveropen</title>
      <h1 id="d">neveropen</h1>
      <button id="btn">Click Here</button>
      <script>
          const element = document.getElementById("btn");
          const di=document.getElementById("d");
    element.addEventListener("click", function() {
  console.log(di.localName);
  console.log(element.localName);
});
      </script>
   </head>
</html>


Output:

Before Button Click:

After Button Click:

In console the local names of the following elements can be seen.

Supported Browsers:

  • Google Chrome 1 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Firefox 1 and above
  • Internet Explorer 9 and above
  • Opera 12.1 and above
  • Safari 1 and above
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