Navigator appName Property

JavaScript Navigator Object

appNameThis read-only property returns the browser's name.

Note:Do not rely on this property to return the correct browser name. All browsers will return "Netscape" as the value for this property.

Keep this property for compatibility purposes only.

Syntax:

navigator.appName

var x = navigator.appName;
document.querySelector("#output").innerHTML = x;

Browser Compatibility

All browsers fully support the appName property:

Technical Details

More Examples

This example displays all Navigator properties:

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

Related References

Navigator Reference:navigator.appCodeName property

Navigator Reference:navigator.appVersion property

Navigator Reference:navigator.cookieEnabled property

Navigator Reference:navigator.language property

Navigator Reference:navigator.onLine property

Navigator Reference:navigator.platform property

Navigator Reference:navigator.userAgent property

JavaScript Navigator Object