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Scroll to text fragment

Newly available since 2024-10-01
Tags: api html Groups: Text fragments Scrolling

Text fragments are URL fragments on the form #:~:text=snippet and link to a snippet of text within a page. The browser may scroll, highlight, or otherwise bring that text to the reader's attention.

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Specifications

Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

  • Chrome 80 Released on 2020-02-04
  • Chrome Android 80 Released on 2020-02-04
  • Edge 80 Released on 2020-02-07
  • Firefox 131 Released on 2024-10-01
  • Firefox for Android 131 Released on 2024-10-01
  • Safari 16.1 Released on 2022-10-24
  • Safari on iOS 16.1 Released on 2022-10-24

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~0.090% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.

Web Platform Tests (WPT)

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