Window: focus() method

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Makes a request to bring the window to the front. It may fail due to user settings and the window isn't guaranteed to be frontmost before this method returns.

Syntax

focus()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

if (clicked) {
  window.focus();
}

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard # dom-window-focus-dev

Browser compatibility

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