HTMLAnchorElement: text property

{{ApiRef("HTML DOM")}}

The text property of the {{domxref("HTMLAnchorElement")}} represents the text inside the element. This property represents the same information as {{domxref("Node.textContent")}}.

Value

A string.

Example

<a id="exampleLink" href="https://example.com">Example Link</a>
<p class="text"></p>

#exampleLink {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}

const anchorElement = document.getElementById("exampleLink");
const pTag = document.querySelector(".text");
pTag.textContent = `Text property: ${anchorElement.text}`;

Result

{{EmbedLiveSample("Example",100,100)}}

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("HTMLScriptElement.text")}} property
• {{domxref("HTMLOptionElement.text")}} property