Example
Give focus to an <a> element:
document.getElementById("myAnchor").focus();
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Definition and Usage
The focus() method is used to give focus to an element (if it can be focused).
Tip: Use the blur() method to remove focus from an element.
Browser Support
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| focus() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
HTMLElementObject.focus()
Parameters
| None |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | No return value |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Give focus to a text field, immediately after the document window has been loaded:
window.onload = function() {
document.getElementById("myText").focus();
};
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: onfocus event
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