jQuery | event.target Property with Example

The event.target is an inbuilt property in jQuery which is used to find which DOM element will start the event.
Syntax:

event.target

Parameter: It does not accept any parameter because it is a property not a function.
Return Value: It returns which DOM element triggered the event.

jQuery code to show the working of event.target Property property:

<html> 
  
<head> 
    <style> 
        span, 
        strong, 
        p { 
            padding: 8px; 
            display: block; 
            border: 2px solid green; 
            width: 50%; 
            margin: 10px; 
        } 
          
        #output { 
            margin: 10px; 
            padding: 10px; 
            width: 100px; 
            border: 2px solid green; 
            display: block; 
        } 
    </style> 
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"> 
    </script> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <div> 
        <p> 
            <strong><span>click Here !</span></strong> 
        </p> 
    </div> 
    <!-- output will show inside this block -->
    <div id="output"></div> 
    <!-- jQuery code to show working of this property -->
    <script> 
        $("body").click(function(event) { 
            $("#output").html("clicked: " + event.target.nodeName); 
        }); 
    </script> 
</body> 
  
</html> 

Output:
Before clicking anywhere-

After clicking inside of the p element-

After clicking inside of the STRONG element-

After clicking inside of the SPAN element-

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