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jQuery :focus Selector

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Example

Select the element that currently has focus:

$(":focus")
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Definition and Usage

The :focus selector selects the element that currently has focus.

Tip: This selector is often used with a tag name or another selector, if not, this selector will be the same as ("*:focus").


Syntax

$(":focus")

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