Document: cut event

The cut event is fired when the user has initiated a "cut" action through the browser's user interface.

The original target for this event is the Element that was the intended target of the cut action. You can listen for this event on the Document interface to handle it in the capture or bubbling phases. For full details on this event please see the page on the Element: cut event.

Examples

document.addEventListener('cut', (event) => {
    console.log('cut action initiated')
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Related events: copy, paste
• This event on Element targets: cut
• This event on Window targets: cut