title: Data URI link <a href="data: doesn't work in Microsoft Edge
body: <p>This simple code works perfectly everywhere except Microsoft Edge:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;a href="data:text/plain;charset=utf-8,Test"&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><a href="https://jsfiddle.net/kkqLze7e/2/" rel="noreferrer">[JSFiddle]</a></p>
  
  <p>In Microsoft Edge I'm getting "That's odd...Microsoft can't find this page" error:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/7PrDg.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>Examples from <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/data_URIs" rel="noreferrer">Mozilla documentation</a> also do not working with the same result.</p>
  
  <p>Here's the output from Edge console:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/9TOtC3l.png" alt=""></p>
  
  <p>This error occurs when opening a new edge window, on new tabs it inputs   <code>data:text/plain;charset=utf-8,Test</code> as search query into the default search engine.</p>
  
  <p>It seems like Microsoft Edge has no definition for <code>data:</code></p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know a solution to this?</p>
  
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  <p><strong>Update:</strong> unfortunately, it seems that there's no way to use data URI in links in IE/Edge. I've created related question about detecting data URI support in links: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/q/33197625/1331425">Detect data URI in links support with Modernizr</a></p>