Document: selectstart event
The selectstart event of the Selection API is fired when a user starts a new selection.
If the event is canceled, the selection is not changed.
| Bubbles | Yes |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | Yes |
| Interface | Event |
| Event handler property | onselectstart |
Examples
// addEventListener version document.addEventListener('selectstart', () => { console.log('Selection started'); }); // onselectstart version document.onselectstart = () => { console.log('Selection changed.'); };
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Selection API # selectstart-event |
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 | |
selectstart_event |
1 |
12 |
52 |
4 |
15 |
1.3 |
1 |
18 |
52 |
14 |
No |
1.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/selectstart_event