HTMLAreaElement: target property

The target property of the HTMLAreaElement interface is a string that indicates where to display the linked resource.

It reflects the target attribute of the <area> element.

Value

A string representing the target. Its value can be:

Example

html
<map name="image-map">
  <area href="www.example.com" target="_top" alt="left" />
</map>
js
const areaElement = document.getElementsByName("image-map")[0].areas[0];
console.log(areaElement.target); // Output: "_top"

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-area-target

Browser compatibility

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See also