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Document: childElementCount property

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The Document.childElementCount read-only property returns the number of child elements of the document.

To get the number of children of a specific element, see {{domxref("Element.childElementCount")}}.

Value

A number.

Examples

js
document.children;
// HTMLCollection, usually containing an <html> element, the document's only child

document.childElementCount;
// 1

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

  • {{domxref("Element.childElementCount")}}
  • {{domxref("DocumentFragment.childElementCount")}}