Window: orientationchange event

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The orientationchange event is fired when the orientation of the device has changed.

This event is deprecated. Listen for the ScreenOrientation.onchange event instead.

Bubbles No
Cancelable No
Interface Event
Event handler onorientationchange

Example

You can use the orientationchange event in an addEventListener method:

window.addEventListener("orientationchange", function(event) {
  console.log("the orientation of the device is now " + event.target.screen.orientation.angle);
});

Or use the onorientationchange event handler property:

window.onorientationchange = function(event) {
  console.log("the orientation of the device is now " + event.target.screen.orientation.angle);
};

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
orientationchange_event
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
44
Yes
Yes
Yes

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