Web/API/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils/origin

The HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.origin read-only property is a USVString containing the Unicode serialization of the origin of the represented URL; that is:

for URL using the http or https, the scheme followed by '://', followed by the domain, followed by ':', followed by the port (the default port, 80 and 443 respectively, if explicitely specified);
for URL using file: scheme, the value is browser dependant;
for URL using the blob: scheme, the origin of the URL following blob:. E.g "blob:https://mozilla.org%22 will have "https://mozilla.org%22.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Syntax

string = object.origin;

Examples

// On this page, returns the origin
var result = window.location.origin; // Returns:'https://developer.mozilla.org'

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.origin' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`origin`	Chrome Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' Starting in Chrome 52, this property was moved to URL	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 26 Notes' Full support 26 Notes' Notes' From Firefox 26 to Firefox 44, this property was on the `URLUtils` mixin. It has been moved either on the `HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils` mixin, or directly on the interface. Notes' Before Firefox 49, results for URL using the `blob` scheme incorrectly returned `null`.	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' Starting in Opera 39, this property was moved to URL	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' Starting in Chrome 52, this property was moved to URL	Chrome Android Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' Starting in Chrome 52, this property was moved to URL	Firefox Android Full support 26 Notes' Full support 26 Notes' Notes' From Firefox 26 to Firefox 44, this property was on the `URLUtils` mixin. It has been moved either on the `HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils` mixin, or directly on the interface. Notes' Before Firefox 49, results for URL using the `blob` scheme incorrectly returned `null`.	Opera Android Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' Starting in Opera 39, this property was moved to URL	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' Starting in Samsung Internet 6.0, this property was moved to URL

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
See implementation notes.': See implementation notes.