HTMLAnchorElement.hostname

The HTMLAnchorElement.hostname property is a USVString containing the domain of the URL.

Syntax

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

Examples

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

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
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hostname
1
12
1
5
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1
18
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14
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1.0

See also

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