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# getPreviousSpan

> `const` **getPreviousSpan**: `EditorSelector`\<\{ `node`: `PortableTextSpan`; `path`: `Path`; \} \| `undefined`\>

Defined in: selector.get-previous-span.ts:13

Returns the span before the selection start within the same text block,
resolved at any depth.