angular · arturovt · Jun 15, 2026 · SkyZeroZx · Jun 15, 2026
diff --git a/adev/src/content/reference/errors/NG05102.md b/adev/src/content/reference/errors/NG05102.md
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Unsupported event target
+
+Angular only recognizes three string values as global event targets: `'window'`, `'document'`, and `'body'`. If you pass anything else as a string target when registering a global event listener, Angular can't resolve it and throws this error.
+
+## Debugging the error
+
+Check for a typo in the target name used with `@HostListener` or `Renderer2.listen()`. A small mistake like `'windw'` instead of `'window'` is enough to trigger this:
+
+```angular-ts
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-example',
+  template: '<button>Click me</button>',
+})
+export class ExampleComponent {
-export class ExampleComponent {
+export class Example {
-export class ExampleComponent {
+export class Example {
+  @HostListener('windw:resize') // typo — should be 'window'
+  onResize() {}
+}
+```
+
+The same applies when calling `Renderer2.listen()` directly with a string that Angular doesn't know about:
+
+```typescript
+this.renderer.listen('global', 'click', handler); // 'global' is not supported
+```
+
+## Fixing the error
+
+Correct the target to one of the three supported strings, or pass an actual DOM element instead of a string:
+
+```angular-ts
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-example',
+  template: '<button>Click me</button>',
+})
+export class ExampleComponent {
+  @HostListener('window:resize')
+  onResize() {}
+}
+```
+
+```typescript
+// Use an element reference when you need to target something more specific
+this.renderer.listen(this.elementRef.nativeElement, 'click', handler);
+```
diff --git a/goldens/public-api/platform-browser/errors.api.md b/goldens/public-api/platform-browser/errors.api.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const enum RuntimeErrorCode {
     // (undocumented)
     UNEXPECTED_SYNTHETIC_PROPERTY = 5105,
     // (undocumented)
-    UNSUPPORTED_EVENT_TARGET = 5102,
+    UNSUPPORTED_EVENT_TARGET = -5102,
     // (undocumented)
     UNSUPPORTED_ZONEJS_INSTANCE = -5000
 }

diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/errors.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/errors.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const enum RuntimeErrorCode {
   // misc errors (5100-5200 range)
   BROWSER_MODULE_ALREADY_LOADED = 5100,
   NO_PLUGIN_FOR_EVENT = 5101,
-  UNSUPPORTED_EVENT_TARGET = 5102,
+  UNSUPPORTED_EVENT_TARGET = -5102,
   TESTABILITY_NOT_FOUND = 5103,
   ROOT_NODE_NOT_FOUND = -5104,
   UNEXPECTED_SYNTHETIC_PROPERTY = 5105,