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  1. Web technology for developers
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  3. ShadowRoot
  4. ShadowRoot.host
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  • Value
  • Examples
  • Specifications
  • Browser compatibility

ShadowRoot.host

The host read-only property of the ShadowRoot returns a reference to the DOM element the ShadowRoot is attached to.

Value

A DOM Element.

Examples

let customElem = document.querySelector('my-shadow-dom-element');
let shadow = customElem.shadowRoot;

  ...

// return the original host element some time later
let hostElem = shadow.host;

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# dom-shadowroot-host

Browser compatibility

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Last modified: Apr 1, 2022, by MDN contributors

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Related Topics

  1. ShadowRoot
  2. Properties
    1. activeElement
    2. delegatesFocus
    3. fullscreenElement
    4. host
    5. innerHTML
    6. mode
    7. onslotchange
    8. pictureInPictureElement
    9. pointerLockElement
    10. styleSheets
  3. Methods
    1. getAnimations()
  4. Inheritance:
    1. DocumentFragment
    2. Node
    3. EventTarget
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