Document: selectionchange event

The selectionchange event of the Selection API is fired when the current text selection on a document is changed.

Bubbles	No
Cancelable	No
Interface	`Event`
Event handler property	`onselectionchange`

Examples

// addEventListener version
document.addEventListener('selectionchange', () => {
  console.log(document.getSelection());
});

// onselectionchange version
document.onselectionchange = () => {
  console.log(document.getSelection());
};

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Selection API The definition of 'selectionchange' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

	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
`selectionchange` event Experimental	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 52 Full support 52 Full support 43 Disabled Disabled From version 43: this feature is behind the `dom.select_events.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE Full support Yes	Opera ?	Safari Full support 1.3	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 52 Full support 52 Full support 43 Disabled Disabled From version 43: this feature is behind the `dom.select_events.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
User must explicitly enable this feature.: User must explicitly enable this feature.

Examples

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also