The id
property of the Element
interface represents the element's identifier, reflecting the id
global attribute.
If the id
value is not the empty string, it must be unique in a document.
The id
is often used with getElementById()
to retrieve a particular element. Another common case is to use an element's ID as a selector when styling the document with CSS.
Note: Identifiers are case-sensitive, but you should avoid creating IDs that differ only in the capitalization.
Syntax
var idStr = element.id; // Get the id element.id = idStr; // Set the id
idStr
is the identifier of the element.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOM The definition of 'id' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'id' in that specification. |
Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'id' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
id | Chrome Full support 42 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support 6 | WebView Android Full support 42 | Chrome Android Full support 42 | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
See also
- The DOM id global attribute.