Why – Matt Ellen Aug 05 '19 at 12:02

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It does, but your script is executed before your DOM is loaded properly. Use

window.onload = function() {
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "Hello, World!";
}

Also it's possible to use the onload attribute:

<body onload="jsFunction()"></body>

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 05 '19 at 12:01

It does, but your script is executed before your DOM is loaded properly. Use

window.onload = function() {
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "Hello, World!";
}

Also it's possible to use the onload attribute:

<body onload="jsFunction()"></body>

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