Window: languagechange event
BaselineWidely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.
Thelanguagechange event is fired at the global scope object when the user's preferred language changes.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods likeaddEventListener(), or set an event handler property.
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addEventListener("languagechange", (event) => { })onlanguagechange = (event) => { }Event type
A genericEvent.
Event handler aliases
In addition to theWindow interface, the event handler propertyonlanguagechange is also available on the following targets:
Examples
You can use thelanguagechange event in anaddEventListener method:
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window.addEventListener("languagechange", () => { console.log("languagechange event detected!");});Or use theonlanguagechange event handler property:
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window.onlanguagechange = (event) => { console.log("languagechange event detected!");};Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML # event-languagechange |
| HTML # handler-window-onlanguagechange |