Navigator appName Property

Get browser name

Definition and Usage

The appName property returns the browser name.

The appName property is read-only.

Note

For compatibility reasons, all modern browsers returns "Netscape".

Syntax

navigator.appName

Return Value

Type Description
A stringThe browser name.

More Examples

Display all navigator properties:

let text = "<p>Browser CodeName: " + navigator.appCodeName + "</p>" +
"<p>Browser Name: " + navigator.appName + "</p>" +
"<p>Browser Version: " + navigator.appVersion + "</p>" +
"<p>Cookies Enabled: " + navigator.cookieEnabled + "</p>" +
"<p>Browser Language: " + navigator.language + "</p>" +
"<p>Browser Online: " + navigator.onLine + "</p>" +
"<p>Platform: " + navigator.platform + "</p>" +
"<p>User-agent header: " + navigator.userAgent + "</p>";

Browser Support

navigator.appName is supported in all browsers:
Chrome IE Edge Firefox Safari Opera
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