JavaScript string anchor() Method Last Updated : 15 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report The JavaScript anchor() method creates an anchor element that is used as a hypertext target that means when you use the anchor method in JavaScript the anchor method returns <a> elements with string and also returns "anchorname" as the value of "name" attribute like this:<a name=anchorname>string</a>Syntax: string.anchor(anchorname)Note: This method has been DEPRECATED and is no longer recommended.Parameters: This method accepts a single parameter.anchorname: The name of the anchor.Return Value: The anchor() method returns the string with <a> element.Example 1: This example shows the basic use of the anchor tag in Javascript. JavaScript let str = "GFG"; console.log(str.anchor("anchorname")); Output<a name="anchorname">GFG</a> Example 2: This example shows you how to use anchor() method. JavaScript let str = "GeeksForGeeks"; console.log(str.anchor("anchorname")); Output<a name="anchorname">GeeksForGeeks</a> Supported Browsers:Chrome 1Edge 12Firefox 1 Opera 3 Safari 1 Comment N nishchhalprajapat Follow Improve N nishchhalprajapat Follow Improve Article Tags : JavaScript Web Technologies javascript-string JavaScript-Methods Explore JavaScript BasicsIntroduction to JavaScript4 min readVariables and Datatypes in JavaScript6 min readJavaScript Operators5 min readControl Statements in JavaScript4 min readArray & StringJavaScript Arrays7 min readJavaScript Array Methods7 min readJavaScript Strings5 min readJavaScript String Methods9 min readFunction & ObjectFunctions in JavaScript5 min readJavaScript Function Expression3 min readFunction Overloading in JavaScript4 min readObjects in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Object Constructors4 min readOOPObject Oriented Programming in JavaScript3 min readClasses and Objects in JavaScript4 min readWhat Are Access Modifiers In JavaScript ?5 min readJavaScript Constructor Method7 min readAsynchronous JavaScriptAsynchronous JavaScript2 min readJavaScript Callbacks4 min readJavaScript Promise4 min readEvent Loop in JavaScript4 min readAsync and Await in JavaScript2 min readException HandlingJavascript Error and Exceptional Handling6 min readJavaScript Errors Throw and Try to Catch2 min readHow to create custom errors in JavaScript ?2 min readJavaScript TypeError - Invalid Array.prototype.sort argument1 min readDOMHTML DOM (Document Object Model)9 min readHow to select DOM Elements in JavaScript ?3 min readJavaScript Custom Events4 min readJavaScript addEventListener() with Examples9 min readAdvanced TopicsClosure in JavaScript4 min readJavaScript Hoisting6 min readScope of Variables in JavaScript3 min readJavaScript Higher Order Functions7 min readDebugging in JavaScript4 min read Like