Web/API/Window/pagehide event

The pagehide event is sent to a Window when the browser hides the current page in the process of presenting a different page from the session's history. For example, when the user clicks the browser's Back button, the current page receives a pagehide event before the previous page is shown.

Bubbles	No
Cancelable	No
Interface	PageTransitionEvent
Event handler property	onpagehide

Examples

In this example, an event handler is established to watch for pagehide events and to perform special handling if the page is being persisted for possible reuse.

window.addEventListener("pagehide", event => {
  if (event.persisted) {
    /* the page isn't being discarded, so it can be reused later */
  }
}, false);

This can also be written using the onpagehide event handler property on the Window:

window.onpagehide = event => {
  if (event.persisted) {
    /* the page isn't being discarded, so it can be reused later */
  }
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'pagehide' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial specification.
HTML5The definition of 'pagehide' in that specification.	Recommendation

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
pagehide event	Chrome Full support 3	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

See also

• The pageshow event

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