Document: cut event

The cut event is fired when the user has initiated a "cut" action through the browser's user interface.

Bubbles Yes
Cancelable Yes
Interface ClipboardEvent
Event handler property oncut

The original target for this event is the Element that was the intended target of the cut action. You can listen for this event on the Document interface to handle it in the capture or bubbling phases. For full details on this event please see the page on the Element: cut event.

Examples

document.addEventListener('cut', (event) => {
    console.log('cut action initiated')
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
cut_event
1
≤18
6
No
15
3
1
18
6
14
3
1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/cut_event