selectstart

The selectstart event of the Selection API is fired when a user starts a new selection.

If the event is canceled, the selection is not changed.

Example

document.addEventListener("selectstart", function() {
  console.log('Selection started'); 
}, false);

Inheritance

The selectstart event implements the Event interface. You can use the properties and methods defined on this interface.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

• GlobalEventHandlers.onselectstart