The HTMLAnchorElement
interface represents hyperlink elements and provides special properties and methods (beyond those of the regular HTMLElement
object interface that they inherit from) for manipulating the layout and presentation of such elements.
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement
, and implements those from HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils
.
HTMLAnchorElement.accessKey
DOMString
representing a single character that switches input focus to the hyperlink.HTMLAnchorElement.charset
DOMString
representing the character encoding of the linked resource.HTMLAnchorElement.coords
DOMString
representing a comma-separated list of coordinates.HTMLAnchorElement.download
DOMString
indicating that the linked resource is intended to be downloaded rather than displayed in the browser. The value represent the proposed name of the file. If the name is not a valid filename of the underlying OS, browser will adapt it.HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.hash
USVString
representing the fragment identifier, including the leading hash mark ('#
'), if any, in the referenced URL.HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host
USVString
representing the hostname and port (if it's not the default port) in the referenced URL.HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.hostname
USVString
representing the hostname in the referenced URL.HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.href
USVString
that reflects the href
HTML attribute, containing a valid URL of a linked resource.HTMLAnchorElement.hreflang
DOMString
that reflects the hreflang
HTML attribute, indicating the language of the linked resource.HTMLAnchorElement.media
DOMString
that reflects the media
HTML attribute, indicating the intended media for the linked resource.HTMLAnchorElement.name
DOMString
representing the anchor name.HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.password
USVString
containing the password specified before the domain name.HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.origin
Read only
USVString
containing the origin of the URL, that is its scheme, its domain and its port.HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.pathname
USVString
representing the path name component, if any, of the referenced URL.HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.port
USVString
representing the port component, if any, of the referenced URL.HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.protocol
USVString
representing the protocol component, including trailing colon (':
'), of the referenced URL.HTMLAnchorElement.referrerPolicy
DOMString
that reflects the referrerpolicy
HTML attribute indicating which referrer to use.HTMLAnchorElement.rel
DOMString
that reflects the rel
HTML attribute, specifying the relationship of the target object to the linked object.HTMLAnchorElement.relList
Read only
DOMTokenList
that reflects the rel
HTML attribute, as a list of tokens.HTMLAnchorElement.rev
DOMString
representing that the rev
HTML attribute, specifying the relationship of the link object to the target object.HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.search
USVString
representing the search element, including leading question mark ('?
'), if any, of the referenced URL.HTMLAnchorElement.shape
DOMString
representing the shape of the active area.HTMLAnchorElement.tabindex
long
containing the position of the element in the tabbing navigation order for the current document.HTMLAnchorElement.target
DOMString
that reflects the target
HTML attribute, indicating where to display the linked resource.HTMLAnchorElement.text
DOMString
being a synonym for the Node.textContent
property.HTMLAnchorElement.type
DOMString
that reflects the type
HTML attribute, indicating the MIME type of the linked resource.HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.username
USVString
containing the username specified before the domain name.Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement
, and implements those from HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils
.
HTMLElement.blur()
HTMLElement.focus()
HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.toString()
USVString
containing the whole URL. It is a synonym for URLUtils.href
, though it can't be used to modify the value.The blur()
and focus()
methods are inherited from HTMLElement
from HTML5 on, but were defined on HTMLAnchorElement
in DOM Level 2 HTML and earlier specifications.
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Referrer Policy The definition of 'referrer attribute' in that specification. | Editor's Draft | Added the referrer property. |
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLAnchorElement' in that specification. | Living Standard | The following property has been added: download .Technically, the URL-related properties, media , host , hostname , pathname , port , protocol , search , and hash , have been moved to the URLUtils interface, and HTMLAreaElement implements this interface. |
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLAnchorElement' in that specification. | Recommendation | The methods blur() and focus() , as well as the properties tabindex and accessKey , are now defined on HTMLElement .The following properties are now obsolete: charset , coords , name , rev , and shape .The following properties have been added: hash , host , hostname , media , pathname , port , protocol , relList , search , and text . |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLAnchorElement' in that specification. | Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLAnchorElement' in that specification. | Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
download | 14 | (Yes) | 20 | ? | 15 | ? |
username , password , and origin
| No support | ? | 26.0 (26.0) | ? | ? | ? |
referrerPolicy | 51 | ? | 50 (50) | No support | No support | No support |
Feature | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.0) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
download | 14 | 14 | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? | ? |
username , password , and origin
| No support | No support | ? | 26.0 (26.0) | ? | ? | ? |
referrerPolicy | 51 | 51 | ? | 50.0 (50) | No support | No support | No support |
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