This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The type read-only property of the ScreenOrientation interface returns the document's current orientation type, one of "portrait-primary", "portrait-secondary", "landscape-primary", or "landscape-secondary".
Syntax
type = ScreenOrientation.type
Value
A String.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Screen Orientation API The definition of 'type' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser Compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Update compatibility data on GitHub
| Desktop | Mobile | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | Chrome Full support 38 | Edge No support No | Firefox Full support 43 | IE No support No | Opera Full support 25 | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 38 | Chrome Android Full support 38 | Edge Mobile No support No | Firefox Android Full support 43 | Opera Android Full support 25 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown