Javascript Reference - HTML DOM referrer Property

The referrer property returns the URL of the document that loaded the current document.

Browser Support


`referrer`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

document.referrer

Return Value

A String type value containing the URL that loaded the current document.

Example

The following code shows how to get the referrer of the current document.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p id="demo"></p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction(){<!--from   www.j a  v a2s.c om-->
    var x = document.getElementById("demo");
    x.innerHTML=document.referrer;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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