HTMLAreaElement: protocol property

The HTMLAreaElement.protocol property is a string representing the protocol scheme of the URL, including the final ':'.

Value

A string.

Examples

js
// An <area id="myArea" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/HTMLAreaElement"> element is in the document
const area = document.getElementById("myArea");
area.protocol; // returns 'https:'

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-hyperlink-protocol-dev

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
protocol

See also