Deprecated
This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The obsolete Document
interface's fullscreen
read-only property reports whether or not the document is currently displaying content in full-screen mode.
Although this property is read-only, it will not throw if it is modified (even in strict mode); the setter is a no-operation and it will be ignored.
Note: Since this property is deprecated, you can determine if full-screen mode is active on the document by checking to see if Document.fullscreenElement
is not null
.
Syntax
var isFullScreen = document.fullscreen;
Value
A Boolean value which is true
if the document is currently displaying an element in full-screen mode; otherwise, the value is false.
Example
This simple function reports whether or not full-screen mode is currently active, using the obsolete fullscreen
property.
function isDocumentInFullScreenMode() { return document.fullscreen; }
This next example, on the other hand, uses the current fullscreenElement
property to determine the same thing:
function isDocumentInFullScreenMode() { return document.fullscreenElement !== null; }
If fullscreenElement
isn't null
, this returns true
, indicating that full-screen mode is in effect.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Fullscreen API The definition of 'Document.fullscreen' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition (as an obsolete property). |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
fullscreen | Chrome
Full support
71
| Edge
Full support
≤79
| Firefox
Full support
64
| IE No support No | Opera
Full support
58
| Safari
Full support
6
| WebView Android
Full support
71
| Chrome Android
Full support
71
| Firefox Android
Full support
64
| Opera Android
Full support
50
| Safari iOS
Full support
6
| Samsung Internet Android
Full support
10.0
|
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- Uses a non-standard name.
- Uses a non-standard name.