HTML DOM Window name Property

Last Updated : 15 Jun, 2023

The Window name property is used for setting or returning the name of a window. It is generally used to modify the name of a window which has been created in the past. It returns a string which represents the name of the window.
Syntax:

window.name

Return Value: It returns a string value that represents window name.

Below program illustrates the Window name Property :
Returning the name of a window.

html

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <title> 
      Window name Property in HTML 
    </title> 
    <style> 
        h1 { 
            color: green; 
        } 
          
        h2 { 
            font-family: Impact; 
        } 
          
        body { 
            text-align: center; 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
  
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> 
    <h2>Window name Property</h2> 
  
      
  
<p> 
      For returning the name of the window, 
      double click the "Check Name" button: 
    </p> 
  
  
  
    <button ondblclick="fname()">Check Name</button> 
  
    <!--window.open() defines the name of the window -->
    <!-- w.name property print the name of that window -->
    <script> 
        function fname() { 
            var w = window.open("","My Window", 
                       "width=400, height=400"); 
            w.document.write("The name of the window is : " 
                                      + w.name); 
        } 
    </script> 
  
</body> 
  
</html> 