---
type: snippet
tags: ['active-element', 'dom', 'focus']
status: release
ctime: 2025-01-18
mtime: 2026-08-02
---

`document.activeElement` — 현재 포커스된 요소

```javascript
const el = document.activeElement

if (el.tagName === 'INPUT') console.log(el.value)

// 모달 열릴 때 닫기 버튼으로 포커스 이동
document.querySelector('.modal .close-button').focus()
```

- [MDN - document.activeElement](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/activeElement)