ShadowRoot.activeElement

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

Syntax

shadowRoot.activeElement

Value

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

Examples

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

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
activeElement
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10.1
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6.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ShadowRoot/activeElement