HTML DOM Navigator userAgent Property

The Navigator userAgent property is used for returning the user-agent header's value sent to the server by the browser. It returns a string representing values such as the name, version, and platform of the browser.

Syntax:

navigator.userAgent

Return Value: A String, representing the user agent string for the current browser

Below program illustrates the Navigator userAgent Property:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>
      Navigator userAgent Property in HTML
    </title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
        
        h2 {
            font-family: Impact;
        }
        
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>Navigator userAgent Property</h2>
    
<p>
      For checking the browser's User-agent header name,
      double click the "Check User Agent" button: 
    </p>

    <button ondblclick="checkua()">
      Check User Agent
    </button>

    <p id="header"></p>

    <script>
        function checkua() {
            var u = 
                "User-agent header sent by the browser : " 
                                     + navigator.userAgent;
            document.getElementById("header").innerHTML = u;
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>

Output:
Before clicking the button:

After clicking the button:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by Navigator userAgent are listed below:

Google Chrome 1
Edge 12
Internet Explorer 4
Firefox 1
Opera 12.1
Safari 1

HTML DOM Navigator userAgent Property

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