Document: currentScript property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The Document.currentScript property returns the <script> element whose script is currently being processed and isn't a JavaScript module. (For modules use import.meta instead.)

It's important to note that this will not reference the <script> element if the code in the script is being called as a callback or event handler; it will only reference the element while it's initially being processed.

Value

A HTMLScriptElement or null.

Examples

This example checks to see if the script is being executed asynchronously:

js
if (document.currentScript.async) {
  console.log("Executing asynchronously");
} else {
  console.log("Executing synchronously");
}

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Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-document-currentscript-dev

Browser compatibility

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See also