ShadowRoot: activeElement property

The activeElement read-only property of the ShadowRoot interface returns the element within the shadow tree that has focus.

Value

The Element which currently has focus, or null if there is no focused element.

Examples

js
let customElem = document.querySelector("my-shadow-dom-element");
let shadow = customElem.shadowRoot;
let focusedElem = shadow.activeElement;

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-documentorshadowroot-activeelement-dev

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
activeElement

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Full support
Full support

See also