HTML | Navigator appName Property
Navigator appName Property:
- It is used for returning the name of the browser.
- It is a read-only property and the values returned by it varies from browsers to browsers.
- it returns a string which represents the name of the browser.
- It returns “Netscape” for IE11, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari whereas, for IE 10 and earlier versions, it returns “Microsoft Internet Explorer”.
For Opera, the Navigator appName Property returns “Opera”.
Syntax:
navigator.appName
Below program illustrates the Navigator appName Property :
Getting the code name of the browser.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title> Navigator appName Property in HTML </title> <style> h1 { color: green; } h2 { font-family: Impact; } body { text-align: center; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>Navigator appName Property</h2> <p> For returning the name of the current browser, double click the "Return Browser Name" button: </p> <button ondblclick="browsername()"> Return Browser Name </button> <p id="browser"></p> <script> function browsername() { var b = "Browser Name: " + navigator.appName; document.getElementById("browser").innerHTML = b; } </script> </body> </html> |
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Output:
After clicking the button
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by Navigator appName Property are listed below:
- Internet Explorer
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
