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Reference target

The referenceTarget property of a ShadowRoot object forwards attributes such as for and aria-labelledby to elements inside a shadow DOM. You can use this to, for example, link a <label> to its <input> even if the <input> is in the shadow DOM of a web component.

Status

Limited availability

MDN documentation

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Browser support

  • Chrome
  • Chrome Android
  • Edge
  • Firefox
  • Firefox for Android
  • Safari
  • Safari on iOS

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