---
title: Event.originalTarget
slug: Web/API/Event/originalTarget
tags:
  - Non-standard
  - Property
  - Reference
  - Read-only
browser-compat: api.Event.originalTarget
---
{{ ApiRef("DOM") }} {{Non-standard_header}}

The read-only **`originalTarget`** property of the {{domxref("Event")}} interface returns the original target of the event before any retargetings. Unlike {{domxref("Event.explicitOriginalTarget")}} it can also be native anonymous content.

See also [Comparison of Event Targets](/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event/Comparison_of_Event_Targets)

## Specifications

_This is a Mozilla-specific property and is not part of any current specification. It is not on track to become a standard._

## Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}
