---
title: StaticRange.startContainer
slug: Web/API/StaticRange/startContainer
tags:
  - API
  - DOM
  - DOM API
  - Property
  - Range
  - Read-only
  - Reference
  - Static Range API
  - StaticRange
  - container
  - start
  - startContainer
browser-compat: api.StaticRange.startContainer
---
{{APIRef("DOM")}}

The read-only **`startContainer`**
property of the {{domxref("StaticRange")}} interface returns the start
{{domxref("Node")}} for the range.

## Syntax

```js
var node = staticNode.startContainer
```

### Value

The DOM {{domxref("Node")}} inside which the start position of the range is found.

## Specifications

{{Specifications}}

## Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}
