DeviceOrientationEvent

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The DeviceOrientationEvent provides web developers with information from the physical orientation of the device running the web page.

Constructor

DeviceOrientationEvent.DeviceOrientationEvent()

Creates a new DeviceOrientationEvent.

Properties

DeviceOrientationEvent.absolute Read only

A boolean that indicates whether or not the device is providing orientation data absolutely.

DeviceOrientationEvent.alpha Read only

A number representing the motion of the device around the z axis, express in degrees with values ranging from 0 (inclusive) to 360 (exclusive).

DeviceOrientationEvent.beta Read only

A number representing the motion of the device around the x axis, express in degrees with values ranging from -180 (inclusive) to 180 (exclusive). This represents a front to back motion of the device.

DeviceOrientationEvent.gamma Read only

A number representing the motion of the device around the y axis, express in degrees with values ranging from -90 (inclusive) to 90 (exclusive). This represents a left to right motion of the device.

DeviceOrientationEvent.webkitCompassHeading Read only

A number represents the difference between the motion of the device around the z axis of the world system and the direction of the north, express in degrees with values ranging from 0 to 360.

DeviceOrientationEvent.webkitCompassAccuracy Read only

The accuracy of the compass means that the deviation is positive or negative. It's usually 10.

Example

window.addEventListener('deviceorientation', function(event) {
  console.log(event.alpha + ' : ' + event.beta + ' : ' + event.gamma);
});

Specifications

Specification
DeviceOrientation Event Specification (DeviceOrientation Event)
# deviceorientation

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
DeviceOrientationEvent
7
Before version 50, Chrome provided absolute values instead of relative values for this event. Developers still needing absolute values may use the ondeviceorientationabsolute event.
12
6
Firefox 3.6, 4, and 5 supported mozOrientation instead of the standard DeviceOrientationEvent interface.
No
15
No
≤37
Before version 50, Chrome provided absolute values instead of relative values for this event. Developers still needing absolute values may use the ondeviceorientationabsolute event.
18
Before version 50, Chrome provided absolute values instead of relative values for this event. Developers still needing absolute values may use the ondeviceorientationabsolute event.
6
Firefox 3.6, 4, and 5 supported mozOrientation instead of the standard DeviceOrientationEvent interface.
14
4.2
1.0
Before Samsung Internet 5.0, Samsung Internet provided absolute values instead of relative values for this event. Developers still needing absolute values may use the ondeviceorientationabsolute event.
DeviceOrientationEvent
59
14
17
No
?
No
59
59
17
?
No
7.0
absolute
7
12
6
No
Yes
No
≤37
Yes
6
Yes
No
Yes
alpha
7
12
6
No
Yes
No
≤37
Yes
6
Yes
4.2
Yes
beta
7
12
6
No
Yes
No
≤37
Yes
6
Yes
4.2
Yes
gamma
7
12
6
No
Yes
No
≤37
Yes
6
Yes
4.2
Yes

See also

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