The HTMLBaseElement interface contains the base URI for a document. This object inherits all of the properties and methods as described in the HTMLElement interface.
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Properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLBaseElement.href- Is a
DOMStringthat reflects thehrefHTML attribute, containing a base URL for relative URLs in the document. HTMLBaseElement.target- Is a
DOMStringthat reflects thetargetHTML attribute, containing a default target browsing context or frame for elements that do not have a target reference specified.
Methods
No specific method; inherits attributes from its parent, HTMLElement.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLBaseElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from latest snapshot, HTML 5.1. |
| HTML 5.1 The definition of 'HTMLBaseElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | No change from HTML5 |
| HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLBaseElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLBaseElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLBaseElement' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
href | Yes | 12 | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
target | Yes | 12 | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
href | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
target | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
See also
- HTML element implementing this interface:
<base>
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