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download

Summary

Specifies that the target item is to be downloaded for offline viewing.

Applies to [/html/elements/a](/html/elements/a)
If the download attribute is specified on the [anchor](/html/elements/a) or [area](/html/elements/area) elements, then the browser will attempt to download the item for viewing later. You can optionally give the attribute a value, which will then have the browser store that file with that filename overriding the resources default name.

Examples

<!doctype html>
<title>Download attribute demo</title>
<!-- With the download attribute set and having a value the browser will attempt to save the file as the attribute name, overriding the default resource name of "video.mp4". -->
<a href="http://example.com/path/to/video.mp4" download="Web Platform Introduction.mp4">Download the WPD Introduction Video</a>

Related specifications

HTML5
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