The afterprint
event is fired after the associated document has started printing or the print preview has been closed.
The beforeprint
and afterprint
events allow pages to change their content before printing starts (perhaps to remove a banner, for example) and then revert those changes after printing has completed. In general, you should prefer the use of a @media print
CSS at-rule, but it may be necessary to use these events in some cases.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener()
, or set an event handler property.
addEventListener("afterprint", (event) => {});
onafterprint = (event) => {};
Event type
Examples
Using addEventListener()
:
window.addEventListener("afterprint", (event) => {
console.log("After print");
});
Using the onafterprint
event handler property:
window.onafterprint = (event) => {
console.log("After print");
};
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 |
afterprint_event |
63 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
50 |
13 |
63 |
63 |
6 |
46 |
13 |
8.0 |
See also