GlobalEventHandlers.onresize

The onresize property of the GlobalEventHandlers interface is an event handler that processes resize events.

The resize event fires after the window has been resized.

Syntax

window.onresize = functionRef;

Value

functionRef is a function name or a function expression. The function receives a FocusEvent object as its sole argument.

Examples

Window size logger

<p>Resize the browser window to fire the <code>resize</code> event.</p>
<p>Window height: <span id="height"></span></p>
<p>Window width: <span id="width"></span></p>
const heightOutput = document.querySelector('#height');
const widthOutput = document.querySelector('#width');

function resize() {
  heightOutput.textContent = window.innerHeight;
  widthOutput.textContent = window.innerWidth;
}

window.onresize = resize;

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
onresize
34
79
12-79
In EdgeHTML versions of Edge, this handler was only supported on the Window API.
38
4
In Internet Explorer, this handler was only supported on the Window API.
21
10.1
37
34
38
21
10.3
2.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/GlobalEventHandlers/onresize