This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The languagechange
event is fired at the global scope object when the user's preferred languages change.
General info
- Specification
- HTML Living Standard
- Interface
Event
- Bubbles
- No
- Cancelable
- No
- Target
- The default window scope, being
Window
on Web pages andWorkerGlobalScope
in Web Workers. - Default Action
- None
Properties
Being of type Event
, this event implements the properties of this interface.
Event.target
Read only- Returns an
EventTarget
that is the topmost target in the DOM tree of the event. Event.type
Read only- Returns a
DOMString
representing the type of event, here"languagechange"
. Event.bubbles
Read only- Returns a
Boolean
indicating if the event normally bubbles or not. Event.cancelable
Read only- Returns a
Boolean
indicating if it is possible to cancel the event.
Specification
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'languagechange' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition |
HTML 5.1 The definition of 'NavigatorLanguage.languages' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 37 | 32 (32) [1] | No support | 24 | No support |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | 32.0 (32)[1] | No support | No support | No support |
[1]In Firefox, the navigator.languages
property's value is taken from the intl.accept_languages
preference.