This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The Selection.anchorOffset read-only property returns the number of characters that the selection's anchor is offset within the Selection.anchorNode.
This number is zero-based. If the selection begins with the first character in the Selection.anchorNode, 0 is returned.
Syntax
number = sel.anchorOffset
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Editing APIs The definition of 'Selection.anchorOffset' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft | Initial definition |
| Selection API The definition of 'Selection.anchorOffset' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Current |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
anchorOffset | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See also
Selection, the interface it belongs to.