HTML DOM Document readyState

Example

Return the loading status of the document:

document.readyState;
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Description

The readyState property returns the (loading) status of the current document.

The readyState property is read-only.


Syntax

document.readyState

Return Value

Type Description
StringThe status of the current document:

uninitialized - Has not started loading
loading - Is loading
loaded - Has been loaded
interactive - Has loaded enough to interact with
complete - Fully loaded

Browser Support

document.readyState is a DOM Level 3 (2004) feature.

It is fully supported in all modern browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera IE
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