IntersectionObserverEntry: isIntersecting property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2019.

The isIntersecting read-only property of the IntersectionObserverEntry interface is a Boolean value which is true if the target element intersects with the intersection observer's root.

If this is true, then, the IntersectionObserverEntry describes a transition into a state of intersection; if it's false, then you know the transition is from intersecting to not-intersecting.

Value

A Boolean value which indicates whether the target element has transitioned into a state of intersection (true) or out of a state of intersection (false).

Examples

In this simple example, an intersection callback is used to update a counter of how many targeted elements are currently intersecting with the intersection root.

js
function intersectionCallback(entries) {
  entries.forEach((entry) => {
    if (entry.isIntersecting) {
      intersectingCount += 1;
    } else {
      intersectingCount -= 1;
    }
  });
}

To see a more concrete example, take a look at Handling intersection changes.

Specifications

Specification
Intersection Observer
# dom-intersectionobserverentry-isintersecting

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
isIntersecting
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 58 (Release date: 2017-04-19)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 16 (Release date: 2017-10-17)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 55 (Release date: 2017-08-08)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 45 (Release date: 2017-05-10)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 12.1 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 58 (Release date: 2017-04-25)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 55 (Release date: 2017-08-08)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 58 (Release date: 2017-04-25)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support