SVGElement: blur() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since April 2018.

The SVGElement.blur() method removes keyboard focus from the current SVG element.

Syntax

js
blur()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

Remove focus from an SVG circle element

HTML

html
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="200" height="200">
  <circle id="myCircle" cx="100" cy="100" r="50" tabindex="0" fill="blue" />
  <button id="focusButton">Focus the circle</button>
  <button id="blurButton">Blur the circle</button>
</svg>

JavaScript

js
const circle = document.getElementById("myCircle");
const focusButton = document.getElementById("focusButton");
const blurButton = document.getElementById("blurButton");

// Focus the circle when the "Focus" button is clicked
focusButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
  circle.focus();
});

// Blur the circle when the "Blur" button is clicked
blurButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
  circle.blur();
});

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-blur-dev

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
blur
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 1 (Release date: 2008-12-11)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 17 (Release date: 2018-04-30)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 51 (Release date: 2017-01-24)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 15 (Release date: 2013-07-02)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 3 (Release date: 2007-10-26)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 51 (Release date: 2017-01-24)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 14 (Release date: 2013-05-21)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4 (Release date: 2013-12-09)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 1 (Release date: 2007-06-29)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support

See also