The text property gets the text value of the link.
<html> <head> <title> Using the text property of the Link object</title> </head> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function showtext(){ alert(document.links[0].text); } --> </script> Click the button to see the text value of the link. <form name="form1"> <a href=http://www.navioo.com> Link to Something</a> <br><br> <input type="button" name="txt" value="Get Text Value" onClick='showtext()'> <br> </form> </body> </html>