Selection API

API for accessing selected content of a document, including the window.getSelection() method, as well as the selectstart & selectionchange events on document.

Spec	https://www.w3.org/TR/selection-api/
Status	W3C Working Draft

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 (2)	102	102	102	15.4	88
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7 (2)	101	101	101	15.2-15.3	87
6 (2)	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 (1,5)	50		35
		50 (1,5)	49		34
		49 (1,5)	48		33
		48 (1,5)	47		32
		47 (1,5)	46		31
		46 (1,5)	45		30
		45 (1,5)	44		29
		44 (1,5)	43		28
		43 (1,5)	42		27
		42 (1)	41		26
		41 (1)	40		25
		40 (1)	39		24
		39 (1)	38		23
		38 (1)	37		22
		37 (1)	36		21
		36 (1)	35		20
		35 (1)	34		19
		34 (1)	33		18
		33 (1)	32		17
		32 (1)	31		16
		31 (1)	30		15
		30 (1)	29		12.1 (1)
		29 (1)	28		12 (1)
		28 (1)	27		11.6 (1)
		27 (1)	26		11.5 (1)
		26 (1)	25		11.1 (1)
		25 (1)	24		11 (1)
		24 (1)	23		10.6 (1)
		23 (1)	22		10.5 (1)
		22 (1)	21		10.0-10.1 (1)
		21 (1)	20		9.5-9.6 (1)
		20 (1)	19		9 (1)
		19 (1)	18
		18 (1)	17
		17 (1)	16
		16 (1)	15
		15 (1)	14
		14 (1)	13
		13 (1)	12
		12 (1)	11
		11 (1)	10
		10 (1)	9
		9 (1)	8
		8 (1)	7
		7 (1)	6
		6 (1)	5
		5 (1)	4
		4 (1)
		3.6 (1)
		3.5 (1)
		3 (1)
		2 (1)

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 (3)
16.0 (3)	all	105	10	64	105	104	11	13.4	18.0	13.1	13.18	2.5 (1,5)
15.6 (3)		4.4.3-4.4.4	7	12.1 (1)			10		17.0
15.5 (3)		4.4		12					16.0
15.4 (3)		4.2-4.3 (4)		11.5					15.0
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15.2-15.3 (3)		4.1		11.1					14.0
15.0-15.1 (3)		4		11					13.0
14.5-14.8 (3)		3		10					12.0
14.0-14.4 (3)		2.3							11.1-11.2
13.4-13.7 (3)		2.2							10.1
13.3 (3)		2.1							9.2
13.2 (3)									8.2
13.0-13.1 (3)									7.2-7.4
12.2-12.5 (3)									6.2-6.4
12.0-12.1 (3)									5.0-5.4
11.3-11.4 (3)									4
11.0-11.2 (3)
10.3 (3)
10.0-10.2 (3)
9.3 (3)
9.0-9.2 (3)
8.1-8.4 (3)
8 (3)
7.0-7.1 (3)
6.0-6.1 (3)
5.0-5.1 (3)
4.2-4.3
4.0-4.1 (1)
3.2 (1)

Notes

See also support for the related DOM range

1. Supports window.getSelection() but no selection events

2. Supports selection events, but not window.getSelection()

3. Does not support the selectstart event

4. window.getSelection() may fail on tapping buttons, as the selection is lost right before the listener code runs.

5. Selection events are supported behind the dom.select_events.enabled flag

Resources

• Firefox support bug