String.prototype.link()
Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see thecompatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
Thelink() method ofString values creates a string that embeds this string in an<a> element (<a href="...">str</a>), to be used as a hypertext link to another URL.
Note:AllHTML wrapper methods are deprecated and only standardized for compatibility purposes. UseDOM APIs such asdocument.createElement() instead.
Syntax
link(url)Parameters
urlAny string that specifies the
hrefattribute of the<a>element; it should be a valid URL (relative or absolute), with any&characters escaped as&.
Return value
A string beginning with an<a href="url"> start tag (double quotes inurl are replaced with"), then the textstr, and then an</a> end tag.
Examples
Using link()
The code below creates an HTML string and then replaces the document's body with it:
const contentString = "MDN Web Docs";document.body.innerHTML = contentString.link("https://developer.mozilla.org/");This will create the following HTML:
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/">MDN Web Docs</a>Instead of usinglink() and creating HTML text directly, you should use DOM APIs such asdocument.createElement(). For example:
const contentString = "MDN Web Docs";const elem = document.createElement("a");elem.href = "https://developer.mozilla.org/";elem.innerText = contentString;document.body.appendChild(elem);Specifications
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| ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification # sec-string.prototype.link |