Selection: removeRange() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2023.

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The Selection.removeRange() method removes a range from a selection.

Syntax

removeRange(range)

Parameters

range: A range object that will be removed from the selection.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

/* Programmatically, more than one range can be selected.
 * This will remove all ranges except the first. */
const s = window.getSelection();
if (s.rangeCount > 1) {
  for (let i = 1; i < s.rangeCount; i++) {
    s.removeRange(s.getRangeAt(i));
  }
}

Specifications

Specification
Selection API # dom-selection-removerange

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
`removeRange`	Chrome – Full support Chrome 58 (Release date: 2017-04-19) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29) footnote Full support	Firefox – Full support Firefox 1 (Release date: 2004-11-09) footnote Full support	Opera – No support Opera 12.1 – 12.1 (Release date: 2012-11-20) footnote Removed in 15 and later Opera – Full support Opera 45 (Release date: 2017-05-10) footnote Full support	Safari – Full support Safari 17 (Release date: 2023-09-18) 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 4 (Release date: 2011-03-29) footnote Full support	Opera Android – No support Opera Android 12.1 – 12.1 (Release date: 2012-10-09) footnote Removed in 14 and later Opera Android – Full support Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27) footnote Full support	Safari on iOS – Full support Safari on iOS 17 (Release date: 2023-09-18) 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 17 (Release date: 2023-09-18) footnote Full support

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