a[download] attribute

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

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#attr-download

Specification

Established standard

Status in Chromium

Enabled by default in:

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

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Shipped
• Edge: No public signals
• Safari: Public skepticism
• Web Developers: No signals

Last updated on 2015-05-15