HTMLAreaElement.protocol
  The
  HTMLAreaElement.protocol
  property is a USVString representing the protocol scheme of the URL,
  including the final ':'.
Syntax
// Getter
string = area.protocol;
// Setter
area.protocol = string;
Examples
Getting the protocol of an area link
// An <area id="myArea" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/HTMLAreaElement"> element is in the document
const area = document.getElementById("myArea");
area.protocol; // returns 'https:'
Specifications
| Specification | 
|---|
| HTML Standard  # dom-hyperlink-protocol-dev  | 
Browser compatibility
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See also
- The 
HTMLAreaElementinterface it belongs to.