matches() DOM method

Method of testing whether or not a DOM element matches a given selector. Formerly known (and largely supported with prefix) as matchesSelector.

Spec	https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-element-matches
Status	WHATWG Living Standard

IE	Edge	Firefox	Chrome	Safari	Opera
			108
		107	107	TP
		106	106	16.1
11 (*)	105	105	105	16.0	91
10 (*)	104	104	104	15.6	90
9 (*)	103	103	103	15.5	89
8	102	102	102	15.4	88
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7	101	101	101	15.2-15.3	87
6	100	100	100	15.1	86
5.5	99	99	99	15	85
	98	98	98	14.1	84
	97	97	97	14	83
	96	96	96	13.1	82
	95	95	95	13	81
	94	94	94	12.1	80
	93	93	93	12	79
	92	92	92	11.1	78
	91	91	91	11	77
	90	90	90	10.1	76
	89	89	89	10	75
	88	88	88	9.1	74
	87	87	87	9	73
	86	86	86	8	72
	85	85	85	7.1	71
	84	84	84	7 (*)	70
	83	83	83	6.1 (*)	69
	81	82	81	6 (*)	68
	80	81	80	5.1 (*)	67
	79	80	79	5 (*)	66
	18	79	78	4	65
	17	78	77	3.2	64
	16	77	76	3.1	63
	15	76	75		62
	14 (*)	75	74		60
	13 (*)	74	73		58
	12 (*)	73	72		57
		72	71		56
		71	70		55
		70	69		54
		69	68		53
		68	67		52
		67	66		51
		66	65		50
		65	64		49
		64	63		48
		63	62		47
		62	61		46
		61	60		45
		60	59		44
		59	58		43
		58	57		42
		57	56		41
		56	55		40
		55	54		39
		54	53		38
		53	52		37
		52	51		36
		51	50		35
		50	49		34
		49	48		33
		48	47		32
		47	46		31
		46	45		30
		45	44		29
		44	43		28
		43	42		27
		42	41		26
		41	40		25
		40	39		24
		39	38		23
		38	37		22
		37	36		21
		36	35		20 (*)
		35	34		19 (*)
		34	33 (*)		18 (*)
		33 (*)	32 (*)		17 (*)
		32 (*)	31 (*)		16 (*)
		31 (*)	30 (*)		15 (*)
		30 (*)	29 (*)		12.1 (*)
		29 (*)	28 (*)		12 (*)
		28 (*)	27 (*)		11.6 (*)
		27 (*)	26 (*)		11.5 (*)
		26 (*)	25 (*)		11.1
		25 (*)	24 (*)		11
		24 (*)	23 (*)		10.6
		23 (*)	22 (*)		10.5
		22 (*)	21 (*)		10.0-10.1
		21 (*)	20 (*)		9.5-9.6
		20 (*)	19 (*)		9
		19 (*)	18 (*)
		18 (*)	17 (*)
		17 (*)	16 (*)
		16 (*)	15 (*)
		15 (*)	14 (*)
		14 (*)	13 (*)
		13 (*)	12 (*)
		12 (*)	11 (*)
		11 (*)	10 (*)
		10 (*)	9 (*)
		9 (*)	8 (*)
		8 (*)	7 (*)
		7 (*)	6 (*)
		6 (*)	5 (*)
		5 (*)	4 (*)
		4 (*)
		3.6 (*)
		3.5
		3
		2

Safari on iOS	Opera Mini	Android Browser	Blackberry Browser	Opera Mobile	Android Chrome	Android Firefox	IE Mobile	Android UC Browser	Samsung Internet	QQ Browser	Baidu Browser	KaiOS Browser
16.1
16.0	all	105	10 (*)	64	105	104	11 (*)	13.4	18.0	13.1	13.18	2.5
15.6		4.4.3-4.4.4 (*)	7 (*)	12.1 (*)			10 (*)		17.0
15.5		4.4 (*)		12 (*)					16.0
15.4		4.2-4.3 (*)		11.5 (*)					15.0
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15.2-15.3		4.1 (*)		11.1 (*)					14.0
15.0-15.1		4 (*)		11					13.0
14.5-14.8		3 (*)		10					12.0
14.0-14.4		2.3 (*)							11.1-11.2
13.4-13.7		2.2 (*)							10.1
13.3		2.1							9.2
13.2									8.2
13.0-13.1									7.2-7.4
12.2-12.5									6.2-6.4
12.0-12.1									5.0-5.4
11.3-11.4									4 (*)
11.0-11.2
10.3
10.0-10.2
9.3
9.0-9.2
8.1-8.4
8
7.0-7.1 (*)
6.0-6.1 (*)
5.0-5.1 (*)
4.2-4.3 (*)
4.0-4.1 (*)
3.2

Notes

Partial support refers to supporting the older specification's "matchesSelector" name rather than just "matches".

^* Partial support with prefix.

Resources

• MDN Web Docs - Element matches
• WebPlatform Docs