Parts of a URL

Understand every part of a URL

A developer-friendly explorer for URL anatomy. Paste a URL below to break it down.

https://my-project.github.io/docs/
Scheme
Host
Path
Query
Fragment
BasicsPrecision Mode
Scheme / Protocol
https

The scheme that defines how to connect (e.g., https, mailto).

Host (Domain)
my-project.github.io

The address of the server.

Subdomain
my-project

The prefix to the main domain, often used for organization (e.g. www, blog).

Pathname
/docs/

The location of a specific resource on the server.

Query / Search
Not present

Key-value pairs for parameters, starting with ?.

Fragment / Hash
Not present

An internal anchor or client-side state, starting with #. Not sent to server.