Exploring Plain-Text Data URIs And The Anchor Download Attribute In JavaScript

Ben Nadel discovers that Data URI payloads do not have to be Base64-encoded when dealing with plain-text content. And, that this feature can provide a very easy way to prompt custom file downloads in JavaScript, using the anchor "download" attribute, without any server-side interaction.

Blog Post: https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3456-ex...

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• #javascript
• #data_uri
• #anchor
• #download
• #base64
• #plain_text