type Event Property

Return the type of event that was triggered:

var x = event.type;

Description

The type event property returns the type of the triggered event.

event.type

Return Value:	A String, representing the type of the event
DOM Version:	DOM Level 2 Events

event.type is a DOM Level 2 (2001) feature.

It is fully supported in all browsers:


Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera	IE
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	9-11