The Element.prefix read-only property returns the namespace prefix of the specified element, or null if no prefix is specified.
Before DOM4 this API was defined within the Node interface.
Syntax
string = element.prefix
Examples
The following logs "x" to the console.
<x:div onclick="console.log(this.prefix)"/>
Notes
This will only work when a namespace-aware parser is used, i.e. when a document is served with an XML MIME type. This will not work for HTML documents.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| DOM The definition of 'Element: prefix' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
prefix | Chrome
Full support
31
| Edge Full support 13 | Firefox
Full support
48
| IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support 10 | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android
Full support
31
| Firefox Android
Full support
48
| Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.