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tagName property

The tagName property contains the tag name in upper case (in capital letters).

Syntax

element.tagName;

Example

Let's obtain the #elem element and output its tag name:

<div id="elem"></div> let elem = document.getElementById('elem'); console.log(elem.tagName);

The code execution result:

'DIV'

Example

Let's output a tag name in lower case. To do this, use the toLowerCase method:

<div id="elem"></div> let elem = document.getElementById('elem'); console.log(elem.tagName.toLowerCase());

The code execution result:

'div'

See also

  • the outerHTML property
    that contains an outer HTML code of an element
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