The Document.referrer
property returns the URI of the page that linked to this page.
Syntax
var referrer = document.referrer;
Value
The value is an empty string if the user navigated to the page directly (not through a link, but, for example, by using a bookmark). Because this property returns only a string, it doesn't give you document object model (DOM) access to the referring page.
Inside an <iframe>
, the Document.referrer
will initially be set to the same value as the href
of the parent window's Window.location
.
Specification
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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referrer | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown