HTML DOM exitFullscreen() Method
Example
Open the HTML page in fullscreen mode, and close it with a click of a button:
/* Get the documentElement (<html>) to display the page in fullscreen */
var elem = document.documentElement;
/* View in fullscreen */
function openFullscreen() {
if (elem.requestFullscreen) {
elem.requestFullscreen();
} else if (elem.webkitRequestFullscreen)
{ /* Safari */
elem.webkitRequestFullscreen();
} else if (elem.msRequestFullscreen)
{ /* IE11 */
elem.msRequestFullscreen();
}
}
/*
Close fullscreen */
function closeFullscreen() {
if (document.exitFullscreen) {
document.exitFullscreen();
} else if (document.webkitExitFullscreen)
{ /* Safari */
document.webkitExitFullscreen();
} else if (document.msExitFullscreen) { /* IE11 */
document.msExitFullscreen();
}
}
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Definition and Usage
The exitFullscreen() method cancels an element in fullscreen mode.
Tip: Use the requestFullscreen() method to open an element in fullscreen mode.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the method. Note: Some browsers require a specific prefix (see parentheses):
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exitFullscreen() | 71.0 15.0 (webkit) |
79.0 11.0 (ms) |
64.0 9.0 (moz) |
6.0 (webkit) | 58.0 15.0 (webkit) |
Syntax
HTMLElementObject.exitFullscreen()
Parameters
| None |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | No return value |
|---|
More Examples
You can use CSS to style the page when it is in fullscreen mode:
Example
/* Safari */
:-webkit-full-screen {
background-color: yellow;
}
/* IE11 */
:-ms-fullscreen {
background-color: yellow;
}
/* Standard syntax */
:fullscreen {
background-color: yellow;
}
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