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> 
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## Resource: type

## Article: type

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/host-modules/editor/elements/element/type.md

## Article Content:

# type

Gets the element’s type.

Possible values include:

* `“text”`  
* `“image”`

## Syntax

```ts
readonly type: string
```

## Example

```javascript
import { editor, elements } from '@wix/editor';
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';

const client = createClient({
  host: editor.host(),
  modules: { elements }
});

async function getSelectedElementProp(propName) {
  const [myElement] = await client.elements.getSelection();

  const elementType = myElement.type;
}
```