HTML <a> download attribute

HTML <a> Tag

Definition and usage

download attribute specifies the target to be downloaded when the user clicks on the hyperlink (href attribute specified in the file).

download The optional values of the attribute will become the new name of the file after download. Any value can be used, and the browser will automatically detect the correct file extension and add it to the file (such as .img, .pdf, .txt, .html, etc.).

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

Example

Example 1

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

<a href="/logo/w3logo-5.png" download>

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Example 2

Specify the value of the download attribute, which will be the new filename of the downloaded file (for example, using "w3logo.jpg" instead of "mycodew3csimage.jpg"):

<a href="/logo/w3logo-5.png" download="w3logo">

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Syntax

<a download="filename">

Attribute Value

Value Description
filename Optional. Specifies a new filename for the downloaded file.

Browser Support

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

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
14.0* 18.0 20.0* 10.1 15.0

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

HTML <a> Tag