# Javascript: SelectionBounds.start Property

> The 0-based start character position of the selection.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 24.0
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: SelectionBounds.start Property
- **154 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/selectionbounds/start-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/selectionbounds/start-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/selectionbounds/start-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

The 0-based start character position of the selection.

### Syntax

```javascript
<number> SelectionBounds.start
```

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `SelectionBounds.start` in a practical document-editing workflow. The 0-based start character position of the selection.

```javascript
function inspectStart(selectionBounds) {
    const start = selectionBounds.start;
    console.log("start:", start);
}
```

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## Nearby

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