const link = document.querySelector('a');
console.log(link.getAttribute('href'));
<!-- example div in an HTML DOC -->
<div id="div1">Hi Champ!</div>
// in a console
const div1 = document.getElementById('div1');
//=> <div id="div1">Hi Champ!</div>
const exampleAttr= div1.getAttribute('id');
//=> "div1"
const align = div1.getAttribute('align')
//=> null
let attribute = element.getAttribute(attributeName);
<!-- example div in an html DOC -->
<div id="div1">Hi Champ!</div>
// in a console
const div1 = document.getElementById('div1');
//=> <div id="div1">Hi Champ!</div>
const exampleAttr= div1.getAttribute('id');
//=> "div1"
const align = div1.getAttribute('align')
//=> null
getAttribute(attributeName)