HTML DOM tagName Property


The HTML DOM tagname property returns the tag name of the HTML element in an HTML document.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

element.tagName

Let us see an example of HTML DOM tagName property−

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
   body {
      color: #000;
      height: 100vh;
      background-color: #FBAB7E;
      background-image: linear-gradient(62deg, #FBAB7E 0%, #F7CE68 100%);
      text-align: center;
   }
   .btn {
      background: #db133a;
      border: none;
      height: 2rem;
      border-radius: 2px;
      width: 40%;
      display: block;
      color: #fff;
      outline: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      margin: 1rem auto;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>HTML DOM tagName Property Demo</h1>
<button class="btn" onclick="display()">Click me to show my tag name</button>
<div class="show"></div>
<script>
   function display() {
      document.querySelector('.show').innerHTML = 'Tag name is: ' +                document.querySelector('button').tagName;
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

Click on “Click me to show my tag name” button to display the tag name of the red button.

Updated on: 27-Sep-2019

117 Views

Kickstart Your Career

Get certified by completing the course

Get Started
Advertisements