The HTMLElement.blur() method removes keyboard focus from the current element.
HTMLElement.blur()
Syntax
blur()
Examples
Remove focus from a text input
HTML
<input type="text" id="myText" value="Sample Text"> <br><br> <button type="button" onclick="focusInput()">Click me to gain focus</button> <button type="button" onclick="blurInput()">Click me to lose focus</button>
JavaScript
function focusInput() { document.getElementById('myText').focus(); } function blurInput() { document.getElementById('myText').blur(); }
Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-blur-dev |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
blur |
1
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12
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1.5
|
5.5
|
8
|
3
|
4.4
|
18
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4
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10.1
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1
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1.0
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See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement/blur
