Web/API/Window/screen

The Window property screen returns a reference to the screen object associated with the window. The screen object, implementing the Screen interface, is a special object for inspecting properties of the screen on which the current window is being rendered.

Syntax

let screenObj = window.screen;

Example

if (screen.pixelDepth < 8) {
  // use low-color version of page
} else { 
  // use regular, colorful page
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Object Model (CSSOM) View ModuleThe definition of 'window.screen' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

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
screen	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 4	Opera Full support ≤12.1	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support ≤12.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

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Full support

Window.screen by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.