This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The Document.createRange() method returns a new Range object.
createRange()
None.
The created Range object.
const range = document.createRange(); range.setStart(startNode, startOffset); range.setEnd(endNode, endOffset);
Once a Range is created, you need to set its boundary points before you can make use of most of its methods.
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM> # dom-document-createrange> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
createRange |
1 | 12 | 1 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/createRange