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find

Finds text in a web page, and highlights matches.

To use this API you need to have the "find" permission.

Functions

find.find()
Find text in a web page.
find.highlightResults()
Highlight the last set of matches found.
find.removeHighlighting()
Remove any highlighting.

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
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Example extensions

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/find