Writes a string of text followed by a newline character to a document.
document.writeln(line);
line is string containing a line of text.document.writeln("<p>enter password:</p>");
document.writeln is the same as document.write but adds a newline.
NS_ERROR_DOM_NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR) error on the error console). This is the case if opening a local file with a .xhtml file extension or for any document served with an application/xhtml+xml MIME type. More information is available in the W3C XHTML FAQ.| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'document.writeln()' in that specification. | Living Standard | |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'document.writeln()' in that specification. | Obsolete |
| Desktop | ||||||
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
| Basic support | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Mobile | |||||||
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| Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
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