HTML DOM Geolocation coords.latitude Property (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025

In this article, we will discuss the Geolocation latitude property. Geolocation in HTML is used to get the geographical position of a user. The getCurrentPosition() method, in this geolocation, returns an object on success.

coords.latitude: This property will return the latitude as a decimal number.

Please refer to the HTML Geolocation article for further details about the other location properties.

Syntax:

coords.latitude

Return Value:- This property returns the latitude as a decimal number.

Example: The following HTML code will return the latitude.

HTML `

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Displaying location using latitude 

<button onclick="getlocation()">
    Click Me
</button>

<p id="paraID"></p>


<script>
    var variable1 = document.getElementById("paraID");

    function getlocation() {
        navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(showLoc);
    }

    function showLoc(pos) {
        variable1.innerHTML = "Latitude: "
            + pos.coords.latitude;
    }
</script>

`

Output:

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