HTMLFormElement: reset event

The reset event fires when a <form> is reset.

Bubbles Yes (although specified as a simple event that doesn't bubble)
Cancelable Yes
Interface Event
Event handler property GlobalEventHandlers.onreset

Examples

This example uses EventTarget.addEventListener() to listen for form resets, and logs the current Event.timeStamp whenever that occurs.

HTML

<form id="form">
  <label>Test field: <input type="text"></label>
  <br><br>
  <button type="reset">Reset form</button>
</form>
<p id="log"></p>

JavaScript

function logReset(event) {
  log.textContent = `Form reset! Time stamp: ${event.timeStamp}`;
}

const form = document.getElementById('form');
const log = document.getElementById('log');
form.addEventListener('reset', logReset);

Result

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard (HTML)
# event-reset

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
reset_event
Yes
12
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes

See also

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