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GlobalEventHandlers.onselectstart

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The GlobalEventHandlers.onselectstart property represents the event handler that is called when a selectstart event reaches this object, i.e. when the user starts to make a new text selection on a web page.

Syntax

obj.onselectstart = function;

Example

document.onselectstart = function() {
  console.log("Selection started!");
};

For a full example, see our Key quote generator demo.

Specifications

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

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	?	52 52 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.	Yes	?	1.3

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	Yes	?	52 52 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.	?	Yes	?

GlobalEventHandlers.onselectstart

Syntax

Example

Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also