Web/API/Window/orientationchange event

The orientationchange event is fired when the orientation of the device has changed.

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

Specification	Status
Compatibility StandardThe definition of 'orientationchange' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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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
orientationchange event Deprecated'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 44	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

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