Lexical version: 0.31.2
Steps To Reproduce
- Clone repository.
- Run pnpm install & pnpm dev.
- Visit dev site.
- Input
aaaaa\naa.
- Input offset=6 and click "Set Offset".
Link to code example:
https://github.com/wataru-chocola/lexical-offset-bug
The current behavior

You will see the following error in devtools console.
client:789 [vite] connecting...
client:912 [vite] connected.
hook.js:608 IndexSizeError: Failed to execute 'setBaseAndExtent' on 'Selection': There is no child at offset 6.
at setDOMSelectionBaseAndExtent (Lexical.dev.mjs:7321:18)
at updateDOMSelection (Lexical.dev.mjs:7407:3)
at $commitPendingUpdates (Lexical.dev.mjs:8078:9)
at Lexical.dev.mjs:8347:9
overrideMethod @ hook.js:608
setDOMSelectionBaseAndExtent @ Lexical.dev.mjs:7327
updateDOMSelection @ Lexical.dev.mjs:7407
$commitPendingUpdates @ Lexical.dev.mjs:8078
(anonymous) @ Lexical.dev.mjs:8347
localhost/:1 Uncaught (in promise) Error: A listener indicated an asynchronous response by returning true, but the message channel closed before a response was received
offsetView.createSelectionFromOffsets makes invalid selection if specified offset points to inline node.
- anchor / focus node will be its parent
element (correct).
- anchor / focus offset will be the offset of the inline node, but should be the index of the inline node in the parent.
The expected behavior
No error occurs.
Impact of fix
Lexical version: 0.31.2
Steps To Reproduce
aaaaa\naa.Link to code example:
https://github.com/wataru-chocola/lexical-offset-bug
The current behavior
You will see the following error in devtools console.
offsetView.createSelectionFromOffsetsmakes invalid selection if specified offset points toinlinenode.element(correct).The expected behavior
No error occurs.
Impact of fix