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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T05:39:30+00:00 2026-05-13T05:39:30+00:00

How can I get the caret’s position in a textarea using jQuery? I’m looking

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How can I get the caret’s position in a textarea using jQuery? I’m looking for the cursor’s offset from the start of the text, not for the (x, y) position.

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    2026-05-13T05:39:30+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 5:39 am

    Not jQuery, but just Javascript…

    var position = window.getSelection().getRangeAt(0).startOffset;
    
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