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JavaScript - close current tab in web browser window
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In this article, we would like to show you how to close the current tab (window) in a web browser using JavaScript.
Quick solution:
window.close()
Note:
For security reasons only the script that opens the window can close it.
Practical example
In this example, we use window.close() method to close the current tab on the button click event.
<!doctype html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="window.close()">close this window</button>
</body>
</html>