ScreenOrientation: change event

Baseline 2023
Newly available

Since March 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The change event of the ScreenOrientation interface fires when the orientation of the screen has changed, for example when a user rotates their mobile phone.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

js
addEventListener("change", (event) => {});

onchange = (event) => {};

Event type

A generic Event.

Example

In the following example, the change callback prints the new screen orientation type and angle.

js
screen.orientation.addEventListener("change", (event) => {
  const type = event.target.type;
  const angle = event.target.angle;
  console.log(`ScreenOrientation change: ${type}, ${angle} degrees.`);
});

Specifications

Specification
Screen Orientation
# dom-screenorientation-onchange

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
change event

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