HTMLElement.blur()
The HTMLElement.blur()
method removes keyboard focus from the current element.
Syntax
element.blur();
Examples
Remove focus from a text input
HTML
<input type="text" id="myText" value="Sample Text"> <br><br> <button type="button" onclick="focusInput()">Click me to gain focus</button> <button type="button" onclick="blurInput()">Click me to lose focus</button>
JavaScript
function focusInput() { document.getElementById('myText').focus(); } function blurInput() { document.getElementById('myText').blur(); }
Result
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Standard (HTML) # dom-blur-dev |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
blur |
1 |
12 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
8 |
3 |
4.4 |
18 |
4 |
10.1 |
1 |
1.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement/blur