<noscript>: The Noscript element #

::: section-content The <noscript> HTML element defines a section of HTML to be inserted if a script type on the page is unsupported or if scripting is currently turned off in the browser.

Content categories	Metadata content, flow content, phrasing content.
Permitted content	When scripting is disabled and when it is a descendant of the `<head>` element: in any order, zero or more `<link>` elements, zero or more `<style>` elements, and zero or more `<meta>` elements. When scripting is disabled and when it isn't a descendant of the `<head>` element: any transparent content, but no `<noscript>` element must be among its descendants. Otherwise: flow content or phrasing content.
Tag omission	None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts phrasing content, if there are no ancestor `<noscript>` element, or in a `<head>` element (but only for an HTML document), here again if there are no ancestor `<noscript>` element.
Implicit ARIA role	No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles	No `role` permitted
DOM interface	`HTMLElement`

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Attributes #

::: section-content This element only includes the global attributes. :::

Examples #

::: section-content ::: code-example [html]{.language-name}

<noscript>
  <!-- anchor linking to external file -->
  <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/">External Link</a>
</noscript>
<p>Rocks!</p>

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Result with scripting enabled #

::: section-content Rocks! :::

Result with scripting disabled #

::: section-content External Link{target="_blank"}

Rocks! :::

Specifications #

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Specification #

HTML Standard
[# the-noscript-element]{.small}

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Browser compatibility #

::: _table Desktop Mobile

           Chrome    Edge   Firefox   Internet Explorer   Opera   Safari   WebView Android   Chrome Android   Firefox for Android   Opera Android   Safari on IOS   Samsung Internet

noscript 1 12 1 Yes 15 3 4.4 18 4 14 2 1.0 :::

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