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The languagechange event is fired at the global scope object when the user’s preferred language changes.

Syntax

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

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

onlanguagechange = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic Event.

Event handler aliases

In addition to the Window interface, the event handler property onlanguagechange is also available on the following targets:

Examples

You can use the languagechange event in an addEventListener method:

window.addEventListener("languagechange", () => {
  console.log("languagechange event detected!");
});

Or use the onlanguagechange event handler property:

window.onlanguagechange = (event) => {
  console.log("languagechange event detected!");
};

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also