Window.blur()

Shifts focus away from the window.

Syntax

window.blur()

Example

window.blur();

Notes

The window.blur() method is the programmatic equivalent of the user shifting focus away from the current window.

Specification

Specification Status Comment
HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'Window.blur()' in that specification.		 Living Standard  

Browser compatibility

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ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
blurChrome Full support 1Edge Full support 12Firefox Full support YesIE Full support YesOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android Full support YesChrome Android Full support 18Firefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS Full support YesSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  
Full support
Related Topics
  1. Window
  2. Properties
    1. applicationCache
    2. caches
    3. closed
    4. console
    5. controllers
    6. crypto
    7. customElements
    8. defaultStatus
    9. devicePixelRatio
    10. dialogArguments
    11. directories
    12. document
    13. event
    14. frameElement
    15. frames
    16. fullScreen
    17. history
    18. indexedDB
    19. innerHeight
    20. innerWidth
    21. isSecureContext
    22. isSecureContext
    23. length
    24. localStorage
    25. location
    26. locationbar
    27. menubar
    28. mozAnimationStartTime
    29. mozInnerScreenX
    30. mozInnerScreenY
    31. mozPaintCount
    32. name
    33. navigator
    34. onabort
    35. onafterprint
    36. onanimationcancel
    37. onanimationend
    38. onanimationiteration
    39. onappinstalled
    40. onauxclick
    41. onbeforeinstallprompt
    42. onbeforeprint
    43. onbeforeunload
    44. onblur
    45. oncancel
    46. oncanplay
    47. oncanplaythrough
    48. onchange
    49. onclick
    50. onclose
    51. oncontextmenu
    52. oncuechange
    53. ondblclick
    54. ondevicelight
    55. ondevicemotion
    56. ondeviceorientation
    57. ondeviceorientationabsolute
    58. ondeviceproximity
    59. ondragdrop
    60. ondurationchange
    61. onended
    62. onerror
    63. onfocus
    64. onformdata
    65. ongamepadconnected
    66. ongamepaddisconnected
    67. ongotpointercapture
    68. onhashchange
    69. oninput
    70. oninvalid
    71. onkeydown
    72. onkeypress
    73. onkeyup
    74. onlanguagechange
    75. onload
    76. onloadeddata
    77. onloadedmetadata
    78. onloadend
    79. onloadstart
    80. onlostpointercapture
    81. onmessage
    82. onmessageerror
    83. onmousedown
    84. onmouseenter
    85. onmouseleave
    86. onmousemove
    87. onmouseout
    88. onmouseover
    89. onmouseup
    90. onmozbeforepaint
    91. onpaint
    92. onpause
    93. onplay
    94. onpointercancel
    95. onpointerdown
    96. onpointerenter
    97. onpointerleave
    98. onpointermove
    99. onpointerout
    100. onpointerover
    101. onpointerup
    102. onpopstate
    103. onrejectionhandled
    104. onreset
    105. onresize
    106. onscroll
    107. onselect
    108. onselectionchange
    109. onselectstart
    110. onstorage
    111. onsubmit
    112. ontouchcancel
    113. ontouchstart
    114. ontransitioncancel
    115. ontransitionend
    116. onunhandledrejection
    117. onunload
    118. onuserproximity
    119. onvrdisplayactivate
    120. onvrdisplayblur
    121. onvrdisplayconnect
    122. onvrdisplaydeactivate
    123. onvrdisplaydisconnect
    124. onvrdisplayfocus
    125. onvrdisplaypointerrestricted
    126. onvrdisplaypointerunrestricted
    127. onvrdisplaypresentchange
    128. onwheel
    129. opener
    130. origin
    131. outerHeight
    132. outerWidth
    133. pageXOffset
    134. pageYOffset
    135. parent
    136. performance
    137. personalbar
    138. pkcs11
    139. screen
    140. screenLeft
    141. screenTop
    142. screenX
    143. screenY
    144. scrollbars
    145. scrollMaxX
    146. scrollMaxY
    147. scrollX
    148. scrollY
    149. self
    150. sessionStorage
    151. sidebar
    152. speechSynthesis
    153. status
    154. statusbar
    155. toolbar
    156. top
    157. visualViewport
    158. window
  3. Methods
    1. alert()
    2. atob()
    3. back()
    4. blur()
    5. btoa()
    6. cancelAnimationFrame()
    7. cancelIdleCallback()
    8. captureEvents()
    9. clearImmediate()
    10. clearInterval()
    11. clearTimeout()
    12. close()
    13. confirm()
    14. convertPointFromNodeToPage()
    15. convertPointFromPageToNode
    16. createImageBitmap()
    17. dump()
    18. fetch()
    19. find()
    20. focus()
    21. forward()
    22. getAttention()
    23. getComputedStyle()
    24. getDefaultComputedStyle()
    25. getSelection()
    26. home()
    27. matchMedia()
    28. minimize()
    29. moveBy()
    30. moveTo()
    31. open()
    32. openDialog()
    33. postMessage()
    34. print()
    35. prompt()
    36. queueMicrotask()
    37. releaseEvents()
    38. requestAnimationFrame()
    39. requestFileSystem()
    40. requestIdleCallback()
    41. resizeBy()
    42. resizeTo()
    43. restore()
    44. routeEvent()
    45. scroll()
    46. scrollBy()
    47. scrollByLines()
    48. scrollByPages()
    49. scrollTo()
    50. setCursor()
    51. setImmediate()
    52. setInterval()
    53. setTimeout()
    54. showModalDialog()
    55. sizeToContent()
    56. stop()
    57. updateCommands()
  4. Events
    1. event
    2. afterprint
    3. beforeprint
    4. beforeunload
    5. blur
    6. copy
    7. cut
    8. DOMContentLoaded
    9. error
    10. focus
    11. hashchange
    12. languagechange
    13. load
    14. message
    15. messageerror
    16. offline
    17. online
    18. orientationchange
    19. pagehide
    20. pageshow
    21. paste
    22. popstate
    23. rejectionhandled
    24. storage
    25. unhandledrejection
    26. unload
    27. vrdisplayconnect
    28. vrdisplaydisconnect
    29. vrdisplaypresentchange