Screen Orientation API

Draft: This page is not complete.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The Screen Orientation API provides information about the orientation of the screen.

Interfaces

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Screen Orientation API Working Draft Initial definition.

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
Screen_Orientation_API
38
79
43
No
25
No
38
38
43
25
No
3.0
angle
38
79
43
No
25
No
38
38
43
25
No
3.0
lock
38
79
43
No
25
No
38
38
43
25
No
3.0
onchange
38
79
43
No
25
No
38
38
43
25
No
3.0
type
38
79
43
No
25
No
38
38
43
25
No
3.0
unlock
38
79
43
No
25
No
38
38
43
25
No
3.0

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