Window: stop() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The window.stop() stops further resource loading in the current browsing context, equivalent to the stop button in the browser.

Because of how scripts are executed, this method cannot interrupt its parent document's loading, but it will stop its images, new windows, and other still-loading objects.

Syntax

js
stop()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js
window.stop();

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-window-stop-dev

Browser compatibility

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