The DOM input event is fired synchronously when the value of an <input> or <textarea> element is changed. Additionally, it fires on contenteditable editors when its contents are changed. In this case, the event target is the editing host element. If there are two or more elements which have contenteditable as true, "editing host" is the nearest ancestor element whose parent isn't editable. Similarly, it's also fired on root element of designMode editors.

General info

Specification
HTML5, DOM Level 3 Events
Interface
Event, InputEvent
Bubbles
Yes
Cancelable
No
Target
Element
Default Action
The value or the content is modified.

Properties

Property Type Description
target Read only EventTarget The event target (the topmost target in the DOM tree).
type Read only DOMString The type of event.
bubbles Read only Boolean Whether the event normally bubbles or not
cancelable Read only Boolean Whether the event is cancellable or not?

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes) (Yes)[1] 9[2] (Yes)[3] (Yes)
immediately after compositionupdate (Yes) 12 (12) (Yes) 15 (Yes)
on contenteditable element (Yes) 14 (14) No support[4]

 

15 (Yes)
when designMode is "on" (Yes) 14 (14) No support 15 (Yes)
data ? No support ? ? ?
isComposing No support 31 (31) No support No support No support
Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) ? ? (Yes)
immediately after compositionupdate ? ? 12.0 (12) ? ? ?
on contenteditable element ? ? 14.0 (14) ? ? ?
when designMode is "on" ? ? 14.0 (14) ? ? ?
data ? ? No support ? ? ?
isComposing No support No support 31.0 (31) No support No support No support

[1] Prior to Gecko 12.0 (Firefox 12.0 / Thunderbird 12.0 / SeaMonkey 2.9), Gecko didn't fire input events while composition was ongoing using IMEs or when dead keys were used on Mac OS X.

[2] IE 9 does not fire an input event when the user deletes characters from an input (e.g. by pressing Backspace or Delete, or using the "Cut" operation).

[3] Prior to Opera 15, Opera did not fire an input event after dropping text in an input field.

[4] The event target is the innermost element at the caret position.

See also

Also the change event is related. change fires less often than input – it only fires when the changes are committed by the user.

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