The languagechange event is fired at the global scope object when the user's preferred language changes.
| Bubbles | No |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | No |
| Interface | Event |
| Event handler | onlanguagechange |
Examples
You can use the languagechange event in an addEventListener method:
worker.addEventListener('languagechange', function() {
console.log('languagechange event detected!');
});
Or use the onlanguagechange event handler property:
worker.onlanguagechange = function(event) {
console.log('languagechange event detected!');
};
Specification
| Specification | Status |
|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'languagechange' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
languagechange event | Chrome Full support 4 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 74 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support 11.5 | Safari Full support 4 | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android Full support 40 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support 5.1 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
