--- layout: layout.njk title: htmx - hx-history-elt --- ## `hx-history-elt` The `hx-history-elt` attribute allows you to specify the element that will be used to snapshot and restore page state during navigation. By default, the `body` tag is used. This is typically good enough for most setups, but you may want to narrow it down to a child element. Just make sure that the element is always visible in your application, or htmx will not be able to restore history navigation properly. Here is an example: ```html

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``` ### Notes * `hx-history-elt` is not inherited * In most cases we don't recommend narrowing the history snapshot