File: webkitRelativePath property

Baseline 2025

Newly available

Since August 2025, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

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Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The webkitRelativePath read-only property of the File interface contains a string which specifies the file's path relative to the directory selected by the user in an <input> element with its webkitdirectory attribute set.

Value

A string containing the path of the file relative to the ancestor directory the user selected.

Example

In this example, a directory picker is presented which lets the user choose one or more directories. When the change event occurs, a list of all files contained within the selected directory hierarchies is generated and displayed.

HTML

html

<input type="file" id="file-picker" name="fileList" webkitdirectory multiple />
<output id="output"></output>

output {
  display: block;
  white-space: pre-wrap;
}

JavaScript

const output = document.getElementById("output");
const filePicker = document.getElementById("file-picker");

filePicker.addEventListener("change", (event) => {
  const files = event.target.files;

  for (const file of files) {
    output.textContent += `${file.webkitRelativePath}\n`;
  }
});

Result

Specifications

Specification
File and Directory Entries API # dom-file-webkitrelativepath

Browser compatibility

	desktop					mobile							server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS	Deno
`webkitRelativePath`	Chrome – Full support Chrome 13 (Release date: 2011-08-02) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 13 (Release date: 2015-11-12) footnote Full support	Firefox – Full support Firefox 50 (Release date: 2016-11-15) footnote Full support	Opera – Full support Opera 15 (Release date: 2013-07-02) footnote Full support	Safari – Full support Safari 11.1 (Release date: 2018-04-12) footnote Full support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – Partial support Firefox for Android 141 – 141 (Release date: 2025-07-22) footnote Partial support footnote Always an empty string (bug 1973726). Firefox for Android – Full support Firefox for Android 142 (Release date: 2025-08-19) footnote Full support	Opera Android – Full support Opera Android 14 (Release date: 2013-05-21) footnote Full support	Safari on iOS – Full support Safari on iOS 11.3 (Release date: 2018-03-29) footnote Full support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – Full support WebView on iOS 11.3 (Release date: 2018-03-29) footnote Full support	Deno – No support Deno footnote No support

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Full support: Full support
Partial support: Partial support
No support: No support
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File: webkitRelativePath property

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