The Location pathname property in HTML is used to set or return the pathname of a URL. The Location pathname property returns a string that represents the pathname of the URL.
Syntax:
- It returns the pathname property.
location.pathname
- It is used to set the pathname property.
location.pathname = path
Example: Below program illustrates the Location pathname Property in HTML
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >DOM Location pathname Property</ title >
< style >
h1 {
color: green;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >DOM Location pathname Property</ h2 >
< p >
For returning the path name of the
current URL, double click the "Return
Pathname" button:
</ p >
< button ondblclick = "mypath()" >
Return Pathname
</ button >
< p id = "path" ></ p >
< script >
function mypath() {
let p = location.pathname;
document.getElementById("path").innerHTML = p;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by the Location pathname property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1
- Edge 12
- Firefox 1
- Opera 12.1
- Safari 1