HTML DOM outerHTML property Last Updated : 15 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes 1 Likes Like Report The outerHTML property of the DOM interface gives the HTML fragment of that element. It not only gives the content but the whole HTML structure of the element. It can also be used to replace the HTML structure of the element. Syntax: To return the outerHTML: let value = element.outerHTML; To set the outerHTML: element.outerHTML = "HTML_Structure"; Return value: When getting outerHTML, it returns HTML String data. Example 1: This example shows how to get the outerHTML of an element with id="gfg". HTML <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>GeeksforGeeks</title> </head> <body> <div id="gfg" > <h1 style="color:green"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <p>Welcome geeks!</p> </div> <script> let g = document.getElementById("gfg"); document.write(g.outerHTML); </script> </body> </html> Output: The outerHTML of the element can be seen in the output: HTML DOM outerHTML property Example 2: This example shows how to set or change the outerHTML. HTML <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>GeeksforGeeks</title> </head> <body> <h1 style="color:green"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <div id="d"> Click on Button to change the outerHTML. </div> <br> <button onclick="changeouter()">click</button> <script> function changeouter() { let gfg = document.getElementById("d"); gfg.outerHTML = "<h3>Hey Geeks! outerHTML is changed</h3>"; } </script> </body> </html> Output: HTML DOM outerHTML property We have a complete list of HTML DOM methods, to check those please go through the HTML DOM Complete Reference article. Supported Browsers: Google Chrome 33Edge 12 Firefox 11Internet Explorer 4Opera 8Safari 9 Comment T taran910 Follow 1 Improve T taran910 Follow 1 Improve Article Tags : JavaScript Web technologies HTML-DOM HTML-Property Explore JavaScript BasicsIntroduction to JavaScript4 min readVariables and Datatypes in JavaScript6 min readJavaScript Operators5 min readControl Statements in JavaScript4 min readArray & StringJavaScript Arrays7 min readJavaScript Array Methods7 min readJavaScript Strings5 min readJavaScript String Methods9 min readFunction & ObjectFunctions in JavaScript5 min readJavaScript Function Expression3 min readFunction Overloading in JavaScript4 min readObjects in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Object Constructors4 min readOOPObject Oriented Programming in JavaScript3 min readClasses and Objects in JavaScript4 min readWhat Are Access Modifiers In JavaScript ?5 min readJavaScript Constructor Method7 min readAsynchronous JavaScriptAsynchronous JavaScript2 min readJavaScript Callbacks4 min readJavaScript Promise4 min readEvent Loop in JavaScript4 min readAsync and Await in JavaScript2 min readException HandlingJavascript Error and Exceptional Handling6 min readJavaScript Errors Throw and Try to Catch2 min readHow to create custom errors in JavaScript ?2 min readJavaScript TypeError - Invalid Array.prototype.sort argument1 min readDOMHTML DOM (Document Object Model)8 min readHow to select DOM Elements in JavaScript ?3 min readJavaScript Custom Events4 min readJavaScript addEventListener() with Examples9 min readAdvanced TopicsClosure in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Hoisting6 min readScope of Variables in JavaScript3 min readJavaScript Higher Order Functions7 min readDebugging in JavaScript4 min read Like