HTMLBaseElement: target property

The target property of the HTMLBaseElement interface is a string that represents the default target tab to show the resulting output for hyperlinks and form elements.

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

Value

A string representing the target. Its value can be:

Example

html
<head>
  <base target="_top" />
</head>
js
const baseElement = document.getElementsByTagName("base")[0];
console.log(baseElement.target); // Output: '_top'

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-base-target

Browser compatibility

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See also