HTMLAnchorElement: type property

The type property of the HTMLAnchorElement interface is a string that indicates the MIME type of the linked resource.

It reflects the type attribute of the <a> element.

Value

A string.

Example

html
<a id="exampleLink" href="https://example.com" type="text/html">Example Link</a>
<p class="type"></p>
css
#exampleLink {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}
js
const anchorElement = document.getElementById("exampleLink");
const pTag = document.querySelector(".type");
console.log(anchorElement.type); // Output: "text/html"
pTag.textContent = anchorElement.type;

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-a-type

Browser compatibility

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See also