Document: hidden property

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The Document.hidden read-only property returns a Boolean value indicating if the page is considered hidden or not.

The {{domxref("Document.visibilityState")}} property provides an alternative way to determine whether the page is hidden.

Value

A Boolean value, true if the page is hidden, and false otherwise.

Examples

document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", () => {
  console.log(document.hidden);
  // Modify behavior…
});

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("Document.visibilityState")}}