Web/API/Window/beforeprint event

The beforeprint event is fired when the associated document is about to be printed or previewed for printing.

Bubbles	No
Cancelable	No
Interface	Event
Event handler property	onbeforeprint

Examples

Using addEventListener():

window.addEventListener('beforeprint', (event) => {
  console.log('Before print');
});

Using the onbeforeprint event handler property:

window.onbeforeprint = (event) => {
  console.log('Before print');
};

Specifications

Specification	Status
HTML Living Standard	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
beforeprint event	Chrome Full support 63	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 6	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support 50	Safari Full support 13	WebView Android Full support 63	Chrome Android Full support 63	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android Full support 46	Safari iOS Full support 13	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

See also

• Related events: afterprint

Window: beforeprint event by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.