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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The Selection.deleteFromDocument() method deletes the actual text being represented by a selection object from the document's DOM.
sel.deleteFromDocument()
None.
A user selects the (imaginary) text "ve two ea" from "Rabbits have two ears." on a web page. The user then clicks a button that executes the JavaScript snippet window.getSelection().deleteFromDocument(). The document's text becomes "Rabbits hars."
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Editing APIs The definition of 'Selection.deleteFromDocument()' in that specification. | Editor's Draft | Initial definition |
| Selection API The definition of 'Selection.deleteFromDocument()' in that specification. | Working Draft | Current |
| Desktop | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | 55 | ? | Yes | ? |
| Mobile | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | 55 | Yes | ? | ? |
Selection, the interface it belongs to.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Selection/deleteFromDocument