Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
The read-only originalTarget property of the Event interface returns the original target of the event before any retargetings. Unlike Event.explicitOriginalTarget it can also be native anonymous content.
This is a Mozilla-specific property and is not part of any current specification. It is not on track to become a standard.
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
originalTarget |
No | No | 1.5 | No | No | No | 4 | No | No | No | No | No |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event/originalTarget