a[download] attribute

File APIs

When used on an <a>, this attribute signifies that the resource it points to should be downloaded by the browser rather than navigating to it.

Documentation

Specification

Established standard

Status in Chromium

Blink


Enabled by default in:

  • Chrome for desktop release 14
  • Opera release 15
  • Opera for Android release 15

Consensus & Standardization

After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.

  • Shipped
  • Shipped
  • Public skepticism
  • No signals

Last updated on 2018-04-25