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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

Specifications

Browser support

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

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~0.008% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.

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