NavigationActivation: from property

Baseline 2026
Newly available

Since January 2026, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The from read-only property of the NavigationActivation interface contains a NavigationHistoryEntry object representing the history entry for the outgoing ("from") document in the navigation.

Value

A NavigationHistoryEntry object, or null if the outgoing document is:

  • Not same origin as the inbound document.
  • The initial about:blank document.

Examples

See the main NavigationActivation page.

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-navigationactivation-from

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
from
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 123 (Release date: 2024-03-19)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 123 (Release date: 2024-03-22)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 147 (Release date: 2026-01-13)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 109 (Release date: 2024-03-27)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 26.2 (Release date: 2025-12-12)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 123 (Release date: 2024-03-19)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 147 (Release date: 2026-01-13)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 82 (Release date: 2024-05-02)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 26.2 (Release date: 2025-12-12)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 27 (Release date: 2024-11-06)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 123 (Release date: 2024-03-19)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 26.2 (Release date: 2025-12-12)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support

See also