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ScreenOrientation: change event

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

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
change_event 38 79 43 No 25 16.4 38 38 43 25 16.4 3.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ScreenOrientation/change_event