Screen: orientationchange event

Deprecated

Avoid using this feature in new projects. This feature may be a candidate for removal from web standards or browsers.

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

The orientationchange event fires when the device's orientation has changed.

Syntax

Use the event name in addEventListener():

js
addEventListener("orientationchange", (event) => { })

Alternatively, assign to the event handler property of the interface:

js
onorientationchange = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic Event.

Specifications

This feature is not part of any specification. It is no longer on track to becoming a standard.

Use the ScreenOrientation change event instead.

Browser compatibility

See also