Nest all content into snippets

snippets/articles/s/select-focused-dom-element.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+title: "Tip: Select the focused DOM element"
+shortTitle: Focused DOM element
+type: tip
+language: javascript
+tags: [browser]
+author: chalarangelo
+cover: horse-sunset
+excerpt: Here's a quick and easy way to select the currently focused DOM element in JavaScript.
+dateModified: 2022-10-23T05:00:00-04:00
+---
+
+Finding the currently focused DOM element is trivial in modern CSS, using the `:focus` selector. You can also use it in JavaScript, in combination with `Document.querySelector()` to find the focused element. Yet, there's an even easier way to get the currently focused element in JavaScript, using the `Document.activeElement` property.
+
+```js
+const focusedElement = document.activeElement;
+// `focusedElement` is the currently focused element
+```
+
+Note that focusable elements vary depending on browser and operating system. Additionally, you should remember that focus and selection (i.e. content highlighting) are not the same thing.