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Deprecated
This feature has been removed from the Web standards. Though some browsers may still support it, it is in the process of being dropped. Do not use it in old or new projects. Pages or Web apps using it may break at any time.

The NavigatorID.appCodeName always returns 'Mozilla', on any browser. This property is kept only for compatibility purposes.

Note: Do not rely on this property to return a real product name. All browsers return "Mozilla" as the value of this property.

Syntax

codeName = window.navigator.appCodeName 

Value

codeName is the internal name of the browser as a DOMString.

Example

console.log(window.navigator.appCodeName);

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'NavigatorID.appCodeName' in that specification.
Living Standard Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)
on Web Workers ? 28 (28) ? ? ?
Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)
on Web Workers ? ? 28.0 (28) ? ? ?

See also

 

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