Web/API/HTMLOrForeignElement/blur

The HTMLElement.blur() method removes keyboard focus from the current element.

Syntax

element.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();
}

Specification

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'blur' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML 5.1The definition of 'blur' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML5The definition of 'blur' in that specification.	Recommendation
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML SpecificationThe definition of 'blur' in that specification.	Obsolete

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
blur	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 5	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support 8	Safari Full support 3	WebView Android Full support 4.4	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 5	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

See also

• DOM method HTMLElement.focus()

HTMLElement.blur() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.