HTMLBaseElement

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The HTMLBaseElement interface contains the base URI for a document. This object inherits all of the properties and methods as described in the HTMLElement interface.

EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLBaseElement

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLBaseElement.href

A string that reflects the href HTML attribute, containing a base URL for relative URLs in the document.

HTMLBaseElement.target

A string that reflects the target HTML attribute, containing a default target browsing context or frame for elements that do not have a target reference specified.

Instance methods

No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android
HTMLBaseElement 1 12 1 ≤12.1 3 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0 4.4
href 1 12 1 ≤12.1 3 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0 4.4
target 1 12 1 ≤12.1 3 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0 4.4

See also

  • HTML element implementing this interface: <base>

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLBaseElement