Beforeunload

The beforeunload event is fired when the current window is about to be unloaded. Typically this is used to display a dialog to confirm if users really want to leave the page when there is unsaved data that would be lost. To learn more, see Window: beforeunload event at MDN.

Compatibility

• Chrome 119 Released on 2023-10-31
• Chrome Android 119 Released on 2023-10-31
• Edge 119 Released on 2023-11-02
• Firefox 6 Released on 2011-08-16
• Firefox for Android 6 Released on 2011-08-16
• Safari 11 Released on 2017-09-19
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Baseline availability blocked since November 2023 by Safari on iOS (12 months)