Name

appCodeName — NN 2 IE 3 DOM n/a

Synopsis

Read-only

Reveals the code name of the browser. Both Navigator and Internet Explorer return Mozilla, which was the code name for an early version of Navigator (a combination of the early freeware name of the Mosaic browser and Godzilla). The Mozilla character is Netscape’s corporate mascot, but both companies’ browsers return this code name.

Example

var codeName = navigator.appCodeName

Value

Mozilla

Default

Mozilla

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