HTMLAnchorElement: host property

The HTMLAnchorElement.host property is a string containing the host, that is the hostname, and then, if the port of the URL is nonempty, a ':', and the port of the URL.

Value

A string.

Examples

js
const anchor = document.createElement("a");

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/HTMLAnchorElement";
anchor.host === "developer.mozilla.org";

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org:443/en-US/HTMLAnchorElement";
anchor.host === "developer.mozilla.org";
// The port number is not included because 443 is the scheme's default port

anchor.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org:4097/en-US/HTMLAnchorElement";
anchor.host === "developer.mozilla.org:4097";

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-hyperlink-host-dev

Browser compatibility

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See also