How to read a cookie using JavaScript?

Javascript Web Development Object Oriented Programming

Following is the code to read a cookie using JavaScript −

Note − A local server would be needed to run this example.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Document</title>
<style>
   body {
      font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
   }
   .result {
      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: blueviolet
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Read a cookie using JavaScript</h1>
<div class="result"></div>
<button class="Btn">Click here</button>
<h3>Click on the above button to read the cookie</h3>
<script>
   let BtnEle = document.querySelector(".Btn");
   let resEle = document.querySelector(".result");
   document.cookie = "Name=Rohan Sharma";
   BtnEle.addEventListener("click", () => {
      resEle.innerHTML = document.cookie;
   });
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

On clicking the ‘CLICK HERE’ button −

AmitDiwan

Published on 16-Jul-2020 13:55:49

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