Window: parent property

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The Window.parent property is a reference to the parent of the current window or subframe.

If a window does not have a parent, its parent property is a reference to itself.

When a window is loaded in an {{htmlelement("iframe")}}, {{htmlelement("object")}}, or {{htmlelement("frame")}}, its parent is the window with the element embedding the window.

Value

A Window or {{htmlelement("iframe")}} object.

Examples

if (window.parent !== window.top) {
  // We're deeper than one down
}

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("window.frameElement")}} returns the specific element (such as <iframe>) the window is embedded into.
• {{domxref("window.top")}} returns a reference to the top-level window.