HTMLAnchorElement.username

The HTMLAnchorElement.username property is a USVString containing the username specified before the domain name.

Syntax

// Getter
string = anchor.username;
// Setter
anchor.username = string;

Examples

// An <a id="myAnchor" href="https://anonymous:flabada@developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTMLAnchorElement"> element is in the document
const anchor = document.getElementByID("myAnchor");
anchor.username; // returns 'anonymous'

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-hyperlink-username-dev

Browser compatibility

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See also