Hello everyone! I'm making a small text editor in pure JavaScript, and I need to track which input field the user is currently typing in. I have several `` and `` elements on the page, and I want, for example, to highlight the active field or show a tooltip only for the element that is in focus. The problem is that I don't know how to programmatically find out which element is currently active. I tried using `document.activeElement`, but I'm not sure if it works in all browsers and if I'm using it correctly. Here's an example of my markup and code: ```html Submit ``` ```javascript // I want to get the element

debug_master36 · 09.05.2026

How to determine which DOM element is in focus on a web page?

Hello everyone! I'm making a small text editor in pure JavaScript, and I need to track which input field the user is currently typing in. I have several ` ``` ```javascript // I want to get the element

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