ichord/Caret.js
Get caret postion and offset from text field observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4911
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2836
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1051 stars · 161 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A jQuery plugin that retrieves the caret position and offset from text inputs and textareas, and can also set caret positions. It powers At.js and supports iframe contexts.
Use cases
- get caret pixel position in a text input
- position an autocomplete dropdown next to the caret
- get or set the caret character index in a textarea
- compute caret coordinates inside an iframe editor
- build mention or emoji popup UIs in text fields
When to choose
- you need pixel coordinates of the caret in inputs or textareas
- you already use jQuery and At.js-style autocomplete
- you need to programmatically move the caret to a character index
When to avoid
- your project does not use jQuery
- you need modern framework-native caret utilities (React/Vue)
- you need active maintenance - the last release was 2018
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
ui-components developer-tools frontend web-development text-editors browser jquery-plugin caret-position contenteditable at-js-dependency text-input javascript jquery
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ichord/Caret.js · fetched 2026-08-28 · c4a76a9bad95
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ichord/Caret.js | main | 32 |
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