CaretPosition

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The CaretPosition interface represents the caret position, an indicator for the text insertion point. You can get a CaretPosition using the document.caretPositionFromPoint method.

Properties

This interface doesn't inherit any property.

CaretPosition.offsetNode Read only: Returns a Node containing the found node at the caret's position.
CaretPosition.offset Read only: Returns a long representing the character offset in the caret position node.

Methods

CaretPosition.getClientRect

Specification

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Object Model (CSSOM) View Module The definition of 'CaretPosition' in that specification.	Working Draft

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`CaretPosition` Experimental	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 20	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 20	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.