HTMLAnchorElement.host

The HTMLAnchorElement.host property is a USVString containing the host, that is the hostname, and then, if the port of the URL is nonempty, a ':', and the port of the URL.

Syntax

// Getter
string = anchor.host;
// Setter
anchor.host = string;

Examples

const anchor = document.createElement("a");

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/HTMLAnchorElement"
anchor.host == "developer.mozilla.org"

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org:443/en-US/HTMLAnchorElement"
anchor.host == "developer.mozilla.org"
// The port number is not included because 443 is the scheme's default port

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org:4097/en-US/HTMLAnchorElement"
anchor.host == "developer.mozilla.org:4097"

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard (HTML)
# dom-hyperlink-host-dev

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
host
1
12
1
5
In Internet Explorer 9, the host of an <a> always include the port (e.g. developer.mozilla.org:443), even if there is no explicit port in the href attribute value.
15
1
1
18
4
14
1
1.0

See also

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