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HTML onbeforeprint Event Attribute

❮ HTML Event Attributes

Example

Execute a JavaScript when a page is about to be printed:

<body onbeforeprint="myFunction()">
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Definition and Usage

The onbeforeprint attribute fires when a page is about to be printed (before the print dialogue box appears).

Tip: The onbeforeprint attribute is often used together with the onafterprint attribute.


Browser Support

Event Attribute
onbeforeprint 63 Yes Yes Not supported Not supported

Syntax

<element onbeforeprint="script">

Attribute Values

Value Description
script The script to be run on onbeforeprint

Technical Details

Supported HTML tags: <body>

Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: onbeforeprint event


❮ HTML Event Attributes