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# el

Returns the element the component is mounted to.

### Returns

**object** The element.

### Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```javascript
import { Component } from "combo-js";

const Example = new class extends Component {  
    render() {
        return `
            <div>Hello ${this.el.dataset.name}</div>
        `;
    }	 
}();

Example.mount(document.getElementById("root"));
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="HTML" %}

```markup
<div id="root"></div>
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}