# Programmatically highlight area on pdf using coordinates or quads

**URL:** https://pdfjs.community/t/programmatically-highlight-area-on-pdf-using-coordinates-or-quads/847
**Category:** Technical Support
**Created:** [June 24, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/programmatically-highlight-area-on-pdf-using-coordinates-or-quads/847 "2021-06-24T12:24:59Z")
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#### Post date: [June 24, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/programmatically-highlight-area-on-pdf-using-coordinates-or-quads/847/1 "2021-06-24T12:24:59Z")

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**PDF.js Express Version**  
7.3.3

**Detailed description of issue**  
Hi team ,  
Is there a way to highlight the area on a pdf if I am getting the area coordinates from server. I could find how to highlight a searched text on your documentation but is there a way to just highlight something if I only have the coordinates not the text.

Please let me know your incites on this .

Thanks  
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