HTML download Attribute

Example

<a href="img-boy.jpg" download>

Meaning

The download the link instead of navigating it.

Tips and Notes:

download only works for same-origin URLs, or the blob: and data: schemes.
The download attribute is not supported in IE or Edge (prior version 18), or in Safari (prior version 10.1).
Chrome 65+ and Firefox only support same-origin download links.
There is no restrictions on allowed values
The browser will automatically detect the correct file extension and add it to the file (.png, .pdf, .txt, etc.).

Standard Syntax

<element download="fileName">

Browser Support

Status

Applies to:

The download attribute can be used on the following element:

Element	Attribute
<a>	download
<area>	download

Attribute Values

Value	Description
download	(optional)fileName Can be used with or without a value

More Examples

Example

<img src="img/desk.jpg" usemap="#image-map">

<map name="image-map">
    <area target="_blank" download="Computer" alt="Computer" title="Computer" href="img/computer.png" coords="365,99,905,783" shape="rect">
    <area target="_blank" download="Cup" alt="Cup" title="Cup" href="img/cup.png" coords="1047,672,97" shape="circle">
    <area target="_blank" download="Mobile" alt="Mobile" title="Mobile" href="img/mobile.png" coords="960,385,1040,541" shape="rect">
    <area target="_blank" download="Book" alt="Book" title="Book" href="img/book.png" coords="175,426,96,527,20,664,232,755,298,628,364,505" shape="poly">
</map>

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