IntersectionObserverEntry: target property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2019.

The target read-only property of the IntersectionObserverEntry interface indicates which targeted Element has changed its amount of intersection with the intersection root.

Value

The IntersectionObserverEntry's target property specifies which Element previously targeted by calling IntersectionObserver.observe() experienced a change in intersection with the root.

Examples

In this simple example, each targeted element's opacity is set to its intersectionRatio.

js
function intersectionCallback(entries) {
  entries.forEach((entry) => {
    entry.target.style.opacity = entry.intersectionRatio;
  });
}

To see a more concrete example, take a look at Handling intersection changes.

Specifications

Specification
Intersection Observer
# dom-intersectionobserverentry-target

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
target
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 51 (Release date: 2016-05-25)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 15 (Release date: 2017-04-05)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 55 (Release date: 2017-08-08)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 38 (Release date: 2016-06-08)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 12.1 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 51 (Release date: 2016-06-08)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 55 (Release date: 2017-08-08)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 41 (Release date: 2016-10-25)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 5 (Release date: 2016-12-15)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 51 (Release date: 2016-06-08)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support

Legend

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Full support
Full support