download

The download attribute for <a> elements loads the target URL as a file to be saved, instead of navigating to it. An optional attribute value sets a default file name.

Baseline Status: Achieved Widely Available on Mar 19, 2022 (Cross-browser Newly Available since Sep 19, 2019).

Desktop Browser Engine Support

Google Chrome

14

Supported

Mozilla Firefox

20

Supported

Apple Safari

10.1

Supported

Microsoft Edge

18

Supported

Mobile Browser Engine Support

Chrome Android

18

Firefox Android

20

Safari iOS

13

Specifications and References

Specification ↗ Can I Use (download) ↗ Feature XML ↗

MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:

api.HTMLAnchorElement.download ↗ api.HTMLAreaElement.download ↗ api.SVGAElement.download ↗ html.elements.a.download ↗ html.elements.area.download ↗ svg.elements.a.download ↗