HTMLAreaElement: target property
The target property of the HTMLAreaElement interface is a string that indicates where to display the linked resource.
Value
A string representing the target. Its value can be:
- The name of a <frame>.
- One of the keyword with specific values:_blank,_self,_parent, or_top.
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
- HTMLBaseElement.targetproperty
- HTMLFormElement.targetproperty
- HTMLAnchorElement.targetproperty