HTML DOM Anchor Object

Anchor Object

The Anchor object represents an HTML <a> element.

You can access an <a> element by using getElementById():

var x = document.getElementById("myAnchor");

You can create an <a> element by using the document.createElement() method:

var x = document.createElement("A");

= Property added in HTML5.

Property	Description
charset	Not supported in HTML5. Sets or returns the value of the charset attribute of a link
download	Sets or returns the value of the download attribute of a link
hash	Sets or returns the anchor part of the href attribute value
host	Sets or returns the hostname and port part of the href attribute value
hostname	Sets or returns the hostname part of the href attribute value
href	Sets or returns the value of the href attribute of a link
hreflang	Sets or returns the value of the hreflang attribute of a link
origin	Returns the protocol, hostname and port part of the href attribute value
name	Not supported in HTML5. Use element.id instead. Sets or returns the value of the name attribute of a link
password	Sets or returns the password part of the href attribute value
pathname	Sets or returns the pathname part of the href attribute value
port	Sets or returns the port part of the href attribute value
protocol	Sets or returns the protocol part of the href attribute value
rel	Sets or returns the value of the rel attribute of a link
rev	Not supported in HTML5. Sets or returns the value of the rev attribute of a link
search	Sets or returns the querystring part of the href attribute value
target	Sets or returns the value of the target attribute of a link
text	Sets or returns the text content of a link
type	Sets or returns the value of the type attribute of a link
username	Sets or returns the username part of the href attribute value

The Anchor object also supports the standard properties and events.

HTML tutorial: HTML links

HTML reference: HTML <a> tag