Window: orientationchange event
Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The orientationchange event is fired when the orientation of the device has changed.
This event is deprecated. Listen for the ScreenOrientation.onchange event instead.
| Bubbles | No |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | No |
| Interface | Event |
| Event handler | onorientationchange |
Example
You can use the orientationchange event in an addEventListener method:
window.addEventListener("orientationchange", function(event) { console.log("the orientation of the device is now " + event.target.screen.orientation.angle); });
Or use the onorientationchange event handler property:
window.onorientationchange = function(event) { console.log("the orientation of the device is now " + event.target.screen.orientation.angle); };
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 | |
orientationchange_event |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
44 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/orientationchange_event