Page transition eventsBaseline · Widely available
The pageshow and pagehide transition events fire when a document loads or unloads due to a navigation, such as clicking on a link on a page or the back button in a browser.
Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jul 29, 2015. Widely available since Jan 29, 2018.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1–3Not supported
4+Supportedsince Jan 25, 2010
Current: 155Edge
12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015
Current: 154Firefox
1–1Not supported
1.5+Supportedsince Nov 29, 2005
Current: 157Safari
1–4Not supported
5+Supportedsince Jun 7, 2010
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18+Supportedsince Jun 27, 2012
Current: 155Firefox Android
4+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2011
Current: 157Safari iOS
1–3.2Not supported
4+Supportedsince Jun 21, 2010
Current: 27How to use
This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: PageTransitionEvent.
Feature detection
JS · check before using
if ("PageTransitionEvent" in globalThis) {
// PageTransitionEvent is available
} else {
// load a polyfill or use a fallback
}Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (5). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PageTransitionEvent | 4 | 12 | 1.5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| PageTransitionEvent.PageTransitionEvent | 16 | 79 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 6 |
| PageTransitionEvent.persisted | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| Window.pagehide_event | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 4.2 |
| Window.pageshow_event | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 4.2 |