The Location protocol property in HTML is used to return the protocol or set the protocol of the current URL. It returns a string that contains the protocol of the current URL, including the colon (:).
Syntax:
- It returns the protocol property.
location.protocol
- It is used to set the protocol property.
location.protocol = protocol
Property Value: This method accepts single value protocol of string type. It is used to set the protocol of the URL. The possible value of protocols is- file:, ftp:, http:, https: etc.
Return Value: It returns a string value that represents the protocol of the current URL, including the colon (:)
Example: The below program illustrates the Location protocol property in HTML
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >DOM Location protocol Property</ title >
< style >
h1 {
color: green;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >DOM Location protocol Property</ h2 >
< p >
For returning the protocol of the
current URL, double click the
"Return Protocol" button:
</ p >
< button ondblclick = "myprotocol()" >
Return Protocol
</ button >
< p id = "pro" ></ p >
< script >
function myprotocol() {
let p = location.protocol;
document.getElementById("pro").innerHTML = p;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by the Location protocol property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1
- Edge 12
- Firefox 1
- Opera 12.1
- Safari 1
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Last Updated :
03 Aug, 2023
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