slate/docs/reference/models/document.md

# `Document`

```js
import { Document } from 'slate'
```

The top-level node in Slate's document model. 

Documents are made up of block nodes, inline nodes, and text nodes—just like in the DOM. 

In some places, you'll see mention of "fragments", which are also `Document` objects, just that aren't attached to the main `State`. For example, when cutting-and-pasting a selection of content, that content will be referred to as a document "fragment".

- [Properties](#properties)
  - [`nodes`](#nodes)
- [Computed Properties](#computed-properties)
  - [`kind`](#kind)
  - [`length`](#length)
  - [`text`](#text)
- [Static Methods](#static-methods)
  - [`Document.create`](#documentcreate)
- [Node Methods](#node-methods)


## Properties

```js
Document({
  nodes: Immutable.List<Node>,
})
```

### `nodes`
`Immutable.List`

A list of child nodes.


## Computed Properties

### `kind`
`String`

An immutable string value of `'document'` for easily separating this node from [`Block`](./block.md), [`Inline`](./inline.md) or [`Text`](./text.md) nodes.

### `length`
`Number`

The sum of the lengths of all of the descendant [`Text`](./text.md) nodes of this node.

### `text`
`String`

A concatenated string of all of the descendant [`Text`](./text.md) nodes of this node.


## Static Methods

### `Document.create`
`Document.create(properties: Object) => Document`

Create a block from a plain Javascript object of `properties`.


## Node Methods

Documents implement the [`Node`](./node.md) interface. For information about all of the node methods, see the [`Node` reference](./node.md).