Web/API/URL/pathname

The pathname property of the URL interface is a USVString containing an initial '/' followed by the path of the URL not including the query string or fragment (or the empty string if there is no path).

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Syntax

const path = url.pathname
url.pathname = newPath

Value

A USVString.

Examples

const url = new URL('https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/pathname?q=value');
console.log(url.pathname); // Logs "/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/pathname"

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
URLThe definition of 'URL.pathname' 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
`pathname`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 13	Firefox Full support 53 Full support 53 No support 22 — 53 Notes' Notes' `pathname` and `search` returned the wrong values so that for a URL of `http://z.com/x?a=true&b=false`, `pathname` would return "/x?a=true&b=false" and `search` would return "", rather than "/x" and "?a=true&b=false" respectively.	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 10	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 53 Full support 53 No support 22 — 53 Notes' Notes' `pathname` and `search` returned the wrong values so that for a URL of `http://z.com/x?a=true&b=false`, `pathname` would return "/x?a=true&b=false" and `search` would return "", rather than "/x" and "?a=true&b=false" respectively.	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

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