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name: "up.Preview.prototype.origin"
area: "API"
kind: "Property"
parent: "up.Preview class"
url: "https://unpoly.com/api/up.Preview.prototype.origin"
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# up.Preview.prototype.origin

The [origin](https://unpoly.com/api/origin.md) element that triggered this render pass.

For example, when the user clicked a link with a preview effect, `preview.origin` will be the clicked `a[href]` element.

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## Return value {#return-value}

Type: [Element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element)