DOM

Use with caution with polyfillapi

A large subset of the DOM can currently be correctly shimmed.

Verdict: Use with caution
Category: JavaScript APIs
Browser support: Can I Use
Works in: all modern browsers

Should you use DOM in 2026?

However the current shims are not fully tested and are missing some features.

Experimentally use with caution until the shim implementations have matured.

Polyfills and fallbacks

ES5-DOM-shim, DOM-shim

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