Highlight: has() method

Baseline 2025
Newly available

Since June 2025, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The has() method of the Highlight interface returns a boolean indicating whether an AbstractRange object exists in a Highlight object or not.

Highlight is a Set-like object, so this is similar to using Set.has().

Syntax

js
has(range)

Parameters

range

The AbstractRange object to test for presence in the Highlight object.

Return value

Returns true if the specified range exists in the Highlight object; otherwise false.

Examples

The code snippet below creates two ranges, and a highlight object that contains one of them. The code then uses the has() method to check whether each range exists in the highlight:

js
const range1 = new Range();
const range2 = new Range();
const myHighlight = new Highlight(range1);

myHighlight.has(range1); // true
myHighlight.has(range2); // false

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-set.prototype.has

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
has
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 105 (Release date: 2022-09-02)
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Edge – Full support
Edge 105 (Release date: 2022-09-01)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 140 (Release date: 2025-06-24)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 91 (Release date: 2022-09-14)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 17.2 (Release date: 2023-12-11)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 105 (Release date: 2022-09-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 140 (Release date: 2025-06-24)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 72 (Release date: 2022-10-21)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 17.2 (Release date: 2023-12-11)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 20 (Release date: 2023-02-10)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 105 (Release date: 2022-09-02)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 17.2 (Release date: 2023-12-11)
footnote Full support

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See also