IntersectionObserverEntry: rootBounds 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 rootBounds read-only property of the IntersectionObserverEntry interface is a DOMRectReadOnly corresponding to the target's root intersection rectangle, offset by the IntersectionObserver.rootMargin if one is specified.

Value

A DOMRectReadOnly which describes the root intersection rectangle. For roots which are the Document's viewport, this rectangle is the bounds rectangle of the entire document. Otherwise, it's the bounds of the root element.

This rectangle is offset by the values in IntersectionObserver.rootMargin.

Specifications

Specification
Intersection Observer
# dom-intersectionobserverentry-rootbounds

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
rootBounds
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 51 (Release date: 2016-05-25)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 15 (Release date: 2017-04-05)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 55 (Release date: 2017-08-08)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 38 (Release date: 2016-06-08)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 12.1 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 51 (Release date: 2016-06-08)
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 41 (Release date: 2016-10-25)
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 5 (Release date: 2016-12-15)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 51 (Release date: 2016-06-08)
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