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locator.textContent

locator.text_content() returns the DOM textContent of the matched element. It returns a string or None and waits for the locator up to the configured timeout.

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Since
v1.14

Syntax

locator.text_content(timeout=timeout)

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  • locator.all_text_contents
  • locator.all_inner_texts
  • expect(locator).to_have_text
  • locator.inner_text

Source: Locator | Playwright Python. Checked 2026-11-03.