TypeScript · Compiler and project settings

target

Selects the JavaScript version emitted. Modern targets ship smaller output and rely on evergreen browsers.

Syntax

"target": "ES2022"

Example

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "ES2022",
    "lib": ["ES2022", "DOM"]
  }
}

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