Deprecated

This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The blink() method creates a <blink> HTML element that causes a string to blink.

Warning: Blinking text is frowned upon by several accessibility standards. The <blink> element itself is non-standard and deprecated!

Syntax

str .blink()

Return value

A string containing a <blink> HTML element.

Description

The blink() method embeds a string in a <blink> tag: "<blink>str</blink>" .

Examples

Using blink()

The following example uses string methods to change the formatting of a string:

var worldString = 'Hello, world'; console.log(worldString.blink()); // <blink>Hello, world</blink> console.log(worldString.bold()); // <b>Hello, world</b> console.log(worldString.italics()); // <i>Hello, world</i> console.log(worldString.strike()); // <strike>Hello, world</strike>

Specifications

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

Update compatibility data on GitHub Desktop Mobile Server Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari Android webview Chrome for Android Firefox for Android Opera for Android Safari on iOS Samsung Internet Node.js blink Deprecated Chrome Full support 1 Edge Full support 12 Firefox Full support 1 IE Full support 3 Opera Full support 3 Safari Full support 1 WebView Android Full support 1 Chrome Android Full support 18 Firefox Android Full support 4 Opera Android Full support 10.1 Safari iOS Full support 1 Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 nodejs Full support 0.1.100 Legend Full support Full support Deprecated. Not for use in new websites. Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

See also