Document: selectionchange event

The selectionchange event of the Selection API is fired when the current text selection on a document is changed.

Bubbles No
Cancelable No
Interface Event
Event handler property onselectionchange

Examples

// addEventListener version
document.addEventListener('selectionchange', () => {
  console.log(document.getSelection());
});

// onselectionchange version
document.onselectionchange = () => {
  console.log(document.getSelection());
};

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Selection API
The definition of 'selectionchange' in that specification.		 Working Draft Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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See also