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Summary

className gets and sets the value of the class attribute of the specified element.

Syntax

var cName = elementNodeReference.className;
elementNodeReference.className = cName;
  • cName is a string variable representing the class or space-separated classes of the current element.

Example

var elm = document.getElementById("div1");

if (elm.className === "fixed") {
  // skip a particular class of element
  goNextElement();
}

Notes

The name className is used for this property instead of class because of conflicts with the "class" keyword in many languages which are used to manipulate the DOM.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
DOM
The definition of 'element.className' in that specification.
Living Standard  
DOM4
The definition of 'element.className' in that specification.
Recommendation  
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification
The definition of 'element.className' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)
Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)

See also

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