HTML DOM readyState Property (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

The **readyState property in HTML is used to return the loading status of the current document. This property is used for read-only.

**Syntax:

document.readyState

**Return Value: It returns a string value which is used to define the status of the current document. The one of five status are listed below:

• uninitialized: Process does not start loading.
• loading: Process is loading.
• loaded: Process has been loaded.
• interactive: Process loading is enough to interact with the user.
• complete: Process fully loaded.

**Example: In this example, we will use **readyState property.

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**Output:

**Supported Browsers: The browser supported by _DOM readyState Property are listed below:

• Google Chrome
• Edge
• Firefox
• Opera
• Safari