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HTMLAnchorElement: protocol property

The HTMLAnchorElement.protocol property is a string representing the protocol scheme of the URL, including the final ':'.

Value

A string.

Examples

js

// An <a id="myAnchor" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/HTMLAnchorElement"> element is in the document
const anchor = document.getElementById("myAnchor");
anchor.protocol; // returns 'https:'

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
protocol 1 12 1 5.5 15 1 4.4 18 4 14 1 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLAnchorElement/protocol