The value of the NavigatorID.appName property is always "Netscape", in any browser. This property is kept only for compatibility purposes.
Note: Do not rely on this property to return a real browser name. All browsers return "
Netscape" as the value of this property.Syntax
appName = navigator.appName
Value
The string "Netscape".
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'NavigatorID.appName' in that specification. |
Living Standard | 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.