---
name: "up.Layer.prototype.element"
area: "API"
kind: "Property"
parent: "up.Layer class"
url: "https://unpoly.com/api/up.Layer.prototype.element"
---
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# up.Layer.prototype.element

This layer's outmost container element.

## Example {#example}

```js
let rootLayer = up.layer.root
let overlay = await up.layer.open()

rootLayer.element // returns <body>
overlay.element   // returns <up-modal>
```

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## Value {#value}

### element {#element}

The layer's container element.

Type: [Element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element)