Screen: change event

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

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

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The change event of the Screen interface is fired on a specific screen when one or more of the following properties change on it:

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

js
addEventListener("change", (event) => {});

onchange = (event) => {};

Event type

A generic Event.

Examples

js
const firstScreen = (await window.getScreenDetails()).screens[0];
firstScreen.addEventListener("change", (event) => {
  console.log("The first screen has changed.", event, firstScreen);
});

Specifications

Specification
Window Management
# api-screen-onchange-attribute

Browser compatibility

desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
change event
Experimental

See also