Thetarget property of theHTMLAreaElement interface is a string that indicates where to display the linked resource.

It reflects thetarget attribute of the<area> element.

Value

A string representing the target. Its value can be:

• The name of a<frame>.
• One of thekeyword with specific values:_blank,_self,_parent, or_top.

Example

<map name="image-map">  <area href="www.example.com" alt="left" /></map>

const areaElement = document.getElementsByName("image-map")[0].areas[0];console.log(areaElement.target); // Output: "_top"

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• HTMLBaseElement.target property
• HTMLFormElement.target property
• HTMLAnchorElement.target property