Web/API/StaticRange/startOffset

The read-only startOffset property of the StaticRange interface returns the offset into the start node of the range's start position.

Syntax

var startOffset = staticRange.startOffset

Value

An integer value indicating the number of characters into the Node indicated by startContainer at which the first character of the range is located.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOMThe definition of 'startOffset' in that specification.	Living Standard
Static RangeThe definition of 'startOffset' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	Initial definition.

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
startOffset	Chrome Full support 60	Edge Full support 18	Firefox Full support 69	IE No support No	Opera Full support 47	Safari Full support 10.1	WebView Android Full support 60	Chrome Android Full support 60	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 44	Safari iOS Full support 10.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0

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StaticRange.startOffset by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.