DeviceOrientationEvent: beta property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2023.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The beta read-only property of the DeviceOrientationEvent interface returns the rotation of the device around the X axis; that is, the number of degrees, ranged between -180 and 180, by which the device is tipped forward or backward. See Orientation and motion data explained for details.

Value

A number.

Specifications

Specification
Device Orientation and Motion
# dom-deviceorientationevent-beta

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
beta
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 7 (Release date: 2010-10-19)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 15 (Release date: 2013-07-02)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 17 (Release date: 2023-09-18)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 18 (Release date: 2012-06-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 14 (Release date: 2013-05-21)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 4.2 (Release date: 2010-11-22)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 1 (Release date: 2013-04-27)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 3 (Release date: 2011-02-22)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 4.2 (Release date: 2010-11-22)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support

See also