304143 2025-12-14 08:14:36 -0800 Adding an empty span to an otherwise empty editable element, makes the element unselectable 2025-12-21 08:15:10 -0800 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit HTML Editing Safari 26 Mac (Apple Silicon) macOS 26 NEW InRadar P2 Normal --- 1 michael webkit-unassigned megan_gardner rniwa webkit-bug-importer wenson_hsieh oldest_to_newest 2165760 0 michael 2025-12-14 08:14:36 -0800 CONTEXT: As an editor developer I need a way to position popovers relative to a collapsed cursor. That's why I'm rendering an additional span at the cursor position with an anchor-name, so I can use CSS anchor positioning to position a popover/prompt (e.g. for adding a new link). BUG: With the extra span in place, in Safari the field(s) are no longer selectable. In Chrome and Firefox it works just fine. See Repro: https://w3c.github.io/editing/repros/516.html Please read the original issue/discussion for context: https://github.com/w3c/editing/issues/516 W3C Editing TF Call 2025-12-11: > 08:24 johanneswilm: Michael will upload a video. we'll keep the Agenda+ and see if we have an idea for a cleaner solution > 08:24 Michael: ideally — would want to anchor to the selection > 08:24 (similar to how you want to anchor to a DOM node) > 08:25 johanneswilm: might take a while to develop exactly what CSS anchor positioning relative to selection would look like. seems interesting to pursue > 08:25 johanneswilm: let's see if opacity: 0 is a viable workaround 2167668 1 webkit-bug-importer 2025-12-21 08:15:10 -0800 <rdar://problem/166975434>