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HTML <iframe> referrerpolicy Attribute

Last Updated : 22 Jul, 2022
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The HTML <iframe> referrerpolicy attribute is used to specify the reference information that will be sent when fetching the result. 

Syntax

<iframe referrerpolicy="value">

Attribute Values:

  1. no-referrer: It specifies that no reference information will be sent along with a request.
  2. no-referrer-when-downgrade: It has a default value. It specifies that refer header will not be sent to origins without HTTPS.
  3. origin: It specifies to only send the origin of the document as the referrer in all cases.
  4. origin-when-cross-origin: It sends the origin, path, and query string when performing a same-origin request, but only send the origin of the document for other cases.
  5. same-origin: It specifies that the referrer will be sent for same-site origins, but cross-origin requests will send no referrer information.
  6. strict-origin: It only sends the origin of the document as the referrer when the protocol security level stays the same (HTTPS/HTTPS), but don’t send it to a less secure destination (HTTPS/HTTP).
  7. strict-origin-when-cross-origin:  It sends the origin, path, and querystring when performing a same-origin request, only send the origin when the protocol security level stays the same while performing a cross-origin request (HTTPS/HTTPS), and send no header to any less-secure destinations (HTTPS/HTTP).

Example: 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        HTML iframe referrerpolicy Attribute
    </title>
</head>
 
<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
     
    <h2>
        HTML iframe referrerpolicy Attribute
    </h2>
     
        height="200" width="400"
        referrerpolicy="no-referrer">
    </iframe>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

Supported Browsers:

  • Google Chrome 51.0 and above
  • Internet Explorer Not Supported
  • Firefox 50.0 and above
  • Safari 13.0 and above
  • Opera 38.0 and above
  • Edge 79 and above

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