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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ browser-compat: api.TextUpdateEvent.selectionStart
 
 {{APIRef("EditContext API")}}{{SeeCompatTable}}
 
-The **`TextUpdateEvent.selectionStart`** read-only property indicates the position of the end of the selection (or caret) within the text content of the editable region attached to the {{domxref("EditContext")}} object.
+The **`TextUpdateEvent.selectionStart`** read-only property indicates the position of the start of the selection (or caret) within the text content of the editable region attached to the {{domxref("EditContext")}} object.
 
 ## Value