SVGElement: blur() method
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.
The SVGElement.blur()
method removes keyboard focus from the current SVG element.
Syntax
js
blur()
Parameters
None.
Return value
None (undefined
).
Examples
Remove focus from an SVG circle element
HTML
html
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="200" height="200">
<circle id="myCircle" cx="100" cy="100" r="50" tabindex="0" fill="blue" />
<button id="focusButton">Focus the circle</button>
<button id="blurButton">Blur the circle</button>
</svg>
JavaScript
js
const circle = document.getElementById("myCircle");
const focusButton = document.getElementById("focusButton");
const blurButton = document.getElementById("blurButton");
// Focus the circle when the "Focus" button is clicked
focusButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
circle.focus();
});
// Blur the circle when the "Blur" button is clicked
blurButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
circle.blur();
});
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML # dom-blur-dev |
Browser compatibility
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See also
SVGElement.focus
makes the element the current keyboard focus.HTMLElement.blur
a similar method for HTML elements.