Web/API/Window/languagechange event

The languagechange event is fired at the global scope object when the user's preferred language changes.

Bubbles	No
Cancelable	No
Interface	Event
Event handler	onlanguagechange

Examples

You can use the languagechange event in an addEventListener method:

window.addEventListener('languagechange', function() {
  console.log('languagechange event detected!'); 
});

Or use the onlanguagechange event handler property:

window.onlanguagechange = function(event) {
  console.log('languagechange event detected!');
};

Specification

Specification	Status
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'languagechange' 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
languagechange event	Chrome Full support 37	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox Full support 32	IE No support No	Opera Full support 24	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support 37	Chrome Android Full support 37	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 24	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

See also

• navigator.language
• navigator.languages
• Navigator
• Window.onlanguagechange

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