Web/API/Window/print

Opens the Print Dialog to print the current document.

In most browsers, this method will block while the print dialog is open. However in more recent versions of Safari, it may return immediately.

Syntax

window.print() 

Specification

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'print()' 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
print	Chrome Full support 1 Notes' Full support 1 Notes' Notes' Starting with Chrome 46, this method is blocked inside an <iframe> unless its sandbox attribute has the value allow-modals.	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 5	Opera Full support 6 Notes' Full support 6 Notes' Notes' Starting with Opera 33, this method is blocked inside an <iframe> unless its sandbox attribute has the value allow-modals.	Safari Full support 1.1	WebView Android Full support 1 Notes' Full support 1 Notes' Notes' Starting with WebView 46, this method is blocked inside an <iframe> unless its sandbox attribute has the value allow-modals.	Chrome Android Full support 18 Notes' Full support 18 Notes' Notes' Starting with Chrome 46, this method is blocked inside an <iframe> unless its sandbox attribute has the value allow-modals.	Firefox Android No support No Notes' No support No Notes' Notes' See bug 1247609.	Opera Android Full support 10.1 Notes' Full support 10.1 Notes' Notes' Starting with Opera 33, this method is blocked inside an <iframe> unless its sandbox attribute has the value allow-modals.	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 Notes' Full support 1.0 Notes' Notes' Starting with Samsung Internet 5.0, this method is blocked inside an <iframe> unless its sandbox attribute has the value allow-modals.

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

See implementation notes.'

See implementation notes.

See also

• Printing
• window.onbeforeprint
• window.onafterprint

Window.print() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.