Window.focus()

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

window.focus()

Example

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

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
focus
1
Starting in Chrome 66, opening a popup in fullscreen mode and calling this function will end fullscreen mode.
12
1
4
≤12.1
1
1
18
4
≤12.1
1
1.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/focus