HTML wrapper methods
This feature is discouraged — HTML wrapper methods exist only for backwards compatibility. Use DOM APIs to create elements instead.
Consider using DOM instead.
For more information, see: https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/additional-ecmascript-features-for-web-browsers.html#sec-additional-ecmascript-features-for-web-browsers
JavaScript built-in methods such as, String.bold() and String.italics(), wrap strings in (often historic) HTML.
Status
Discouraged
MDN documentation
- String.prototype.anchor()
- String.prototype.big()
- String.prototype.blink()
- String.prototype.bold()
- String.prototype.fixed()
- String.prototype.fontcolor()
- String.prototype.fontsize()
- String.prototype.italics()
- String.prototype.link()
- String.prototype.small()
- String.prototype.strike()
- String.prototype.sub()
- String.prototype.substr()
- String.prototype.sup()
Specifications
- ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification (#sec-additional-properties-of-the-string.prototype-object), from TC39 (Ecma International).
Browser support
- Chrome 1 Released on 2008-12-11
- Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
- Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
- Firefox 1 Released on 2004-11-09
- Firefox for Android 4 Released on 2011-03-29
- Safari 1 Released on 2003-06-23
- Safari on iOS 1 Released on 2007-06-29
Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)
~8.594% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.View as JSON | Edit this feature | Report an issue | Web-features entry: source, dist