Example
Get the currently focused element in the document:
var x = document.activeElement.tagName;
The result of x could be:
BUTTON
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Definition and Usage
The activeElement property returns the currently focused element in the document.
Note: This property is read-only.
Tip: To give focus to an element, use the element.focus() method.
Tip: To find out if the document has focus, use the document.hasFocus() method.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| activeElement | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 9.6 |
Note: For iOS, elements that are not text input elements will not get focus assigned to them. The property will then be body or null.
Syntax
document.activeElement
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A reference to the element object in the document that has focus |
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