Web/API/Location/href

The href property of the Location interface is a stringifier that returns a USVString containing the whole URL, and allows the href to be updated.

Setting the value of href navigates to the provided URL. If you want redirection, use Location.replace().

Syntax

string = object.href;
object.href = string;

Examples

// Lets imagine an <a id="myAnchor" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Location/href"> element is in the document
var anchor = document.getElementById("myAnchor");
var result = anchor.href; // Returns: 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Location/href'

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'href' 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
href	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 22	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 22	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

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