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Selection composed ranges

Limited availability
Tags: api Groups: Selection Web Components

The window.getSelection().getComposedRanges() method returns ranges that represent the current user selection, even if the selection spans across shadow tree boundaries.

Browser support

  • Chrome 137 Released on 2025-05-27
  • Chrome Android 137 Released on 2025-05-27
  • Edge 137 Released on 2025-05-29
  • Firefox Vendor position : positive
  • Firefox for Android Vendor position : positive
  • Safari 17 Released on 2023-09-18
  • Safari on iOS 17 Released on 2023-09-18

Baseline availability blocked since May 2025 by Firefox (2 months)

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~0.000% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.