HTMLAreaElement: download property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2017.

The download property of the HTMLAreaElement interface is a string indicating that the linked resource is intended to be downloaded rather than displayed in the browser. The value represent the proposed name of the file. If the name is not a valid filename of the underlying OS, browser will adjust it accordingly.

It reflects the download attribute of the <area> element.

Value

A string.

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-area-download

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
download
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 54 (Release date: 2016-10-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 13 (Release date: 2015-11-12)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 20 (Release date: 2013-04-02)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 41 (Release date: 2016-10-25)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 10.1 (Release date: 2017-03-27)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 54 (Release date: 2016-10-19)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 20 (Release date: 2013-04-02)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 41 (Release date: 2016-10-25)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 10.3 (Release date: 2017-03-27)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 6 (Release date: 2017-08-23)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 54 (Release date: 2016-10-19)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 10.3 (Release date: 2017-03-27)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support