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`//www.google.com` will automatically translate the url to http/https depending on the requested protocol.

• Matt_Cutts 16y ago
  Yup, that way of doing it is protocol-agnostic.
• etherealG 16y ago
  is this officially accepted syntax? does it work in all browsers? (I'd really love both these answers to be yes so I can start doing this on my sites)
  • shazow 16y ago
    Yes and yes, since 1995. More specifically: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt Via: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3583103/scheme-relative-urls http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3583103/scheme-relative-u...
    • etherealG 16y ago
      thanks :)
• davidu 16y ago
  Which is interesting since Google doesn't serve a 404 over HTTPS as far as I can tell.
  • corin_ 16y ago
    But they're clearly doing their best to minimise file size, and so using // cuts down on a few characters.
  • windsurfer 16y ago
    Well maybe they will...?
  • lancefisher 16y ago
    Try this: https://mail.google.com/asdfasdf https://mail.google.com/asdfasdf