Duplicate Tab copying sessionStorage in Chrome

Question

When a tab is duplicated in Chrome, is sessionStorage also duplicated?

I noticed that in IE it is not.

Maniemanifest

Answer 1

In Chrome, Yes. And you've hit on an important distinction. The contents of sessionStorage is "copied" not "shared". Any changes made to sessionStorage after the tab is duplicated are not reflected in the other tab's sessionStorage.

Sammiesammons

Answer 2

Yes, if you duplicate the tab, the sessionStorage data is also duplicated on the copied tab.

Tidal