HTML DOM Document activeElement

Get the currently focused element:

const element = document.activeElement.tagName;

Description

The activeElement property returns the HTML element that have focus.

The activeElement property is read-only.

document.activeElement

Type	Description
Element	The HTML element that has focus

document.activeElement is a DOM Level 1 (1998) feature.

It is fully supported in all browsers:


Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera	IE
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	9-11