This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The cite property of the HTMLModElement interface indicates the URL of the resource explaining the modification. It reflects the cite attribute of the <del> element and <ins> elements.
A string representing a URL.
const mod = document.querySelector("edit");
console.log(`Explanation: ${mod.cite}`); // the current value
mod.cite = "https://example.com/edits"; // updates the element's cite
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML> # dom-mod-cite> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
cite |
1 | 12 | 1 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLModElement/cite