web api event

HTMLElement: load event

The load event fires for elements containing a resource when the resource has successfully loaded. Currently, the list of supported HTML elements are: <body>, <embed>, <iframe>, <img>, <link>, <object>, <script>, <style>, and <track>.

[!NOTE] The load event on HTMLBodyElement is actually an alias for the window.onload event. Therefore, the load event will only fire on the <body> element once all of the document’s resources have loaded or errored. However, for the sake of clarity, it is recommended that the event handler is attached to the window object directly rather than on HTMLBodyElement.

This event is not cancelable and does not bubble.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("load", (event) => { })

onload = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic Event.

Examples

This example prints to the screen whenever the <img> element successfully loads its resource.

HTML

<img
  id="image"
  src="/shared-assets/images/examples/favicon144.png"
  alt="MDN logo"
  width="72" />
<div><button>Reload</button></div>

JavaScript

const image = document.getElementById("image");
image.onload = () => {
  document.body.appendChild(document.createElement("div")).textContent =
    "loaded!";
};

document.querySelector("button").addEventListener("click", reload);

function reload() {
  image.src = "/shared-assets/images/examples/favicon144.png";
}

Result

Interactive exampleOpen the canonical MDN source to run this embedded demo.

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.