Web/API/HTMLDialogElement/close event

The close event is fired on an HTMLDialogElement object when the dialog it represents has been closed.

Bubbles	No
Cancelable	No
Interface	Event
Event handler property	onclose

Examples

Live example

HTML

<dialog class="example-dialog">
    <button class="close" type="reset">Close</button>
</dialog>

<button class="open-dialog">Open dialog</button>

<div class="result"></div>

CSS

button, div {
    margin: .5rem;
}

JS

const result = document.querySelector('.result');

const dialog = document.querySelector('.example-dialog');
dialog.addEventListener('close', (event) => {
    result.textContent = 'dialog was closed';
});

const openDialog = document.querySelector('.open-dialog');
openDialog.addEventListener('click', () => {
  if (typeof dialog.showModal === 'function') {
      dialog.showModal();
      result.textContent = '';
  } else {
      result.textContent = 'The dialog API is not supported by this browser';
  }
});

const closeButton = document.querySelector('.close');
closeButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
    dialog.close();
});

Specifications

Specification	Status
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'close' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
close event	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 79	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera ?	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

See also

• HTML <dialog> element

HTMLDialogElement: close event by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.