HTMLElement.focus()
The HTMLElement.focus()
method sets focus on the specified element, if it can be focused.
Syntax
JavaScript
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element.focus()
Specification
Specification | Status | Comment |
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WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'focus' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5.1 The definition of 'focus' in that specification. |
Working Draft | |
HTML5 The definition of 'focus' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'focus' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'focus' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Notes
If you call HTMLElement.focus()
from a mousedown event handler, you must call event.preventDefault()
to keep the focus from leaving the HTMLElement
.
See also
- DOM method
HTMLElement.blur()
to remove the focus from an element. document.activeElement
to know which is the currently focused element.
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/htmlelement/focus