HTML <a>

download

Attribute

❮ HTML <a> tag

Example

Download file when clicking on the link (instead of navigating to the file):

<a href=”/images/myw3schoolsimage.jpg” download>

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Definition and Usage

The download attribute specifies that the target
(the file specified in the href attribute) will be downloaded when a user clicks on the hyperlink.

The optional value of the download attribute will be the
new name of the file after it is downloaded. There are
no restrictions on allowed values, and the browser will automatically detect the
correct file extension and add it to the file (.img, .pdf, .txt, .html, etc.).

If the value is omitted, the original filename is used.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.

Attribute

download
14.0*
18.0
20.0*
10.1
15.0

* Chrome 65+ and Firefox only support same-origin download links.

Syntax

<a download=”filename”>

Attribute Values

Value
Description

filename
Optional. Specifies the new filename for the downloaded file

More Examples

Example

Specify a value for the download attribute, which will be the new filename of the
downloaded file (“w3logo.jpg” instead of “myw3schoolsimage.jpg”):

<a href=”/images/myw3schoolsimage.jpg” download=”w3logo”>

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