Window: screen property

{{APIRef("CSSOM")}}

The {{DOMxRef("Window")}} property screen returns a reference to the screen object associated with the window. The screen object, implementing the {{DOMxRef("Screen")}} interface, is a special object for inspecting properties of the screen on which the current window is being rendered.

Value

A {{DOMxRef("Screen")}} object.

Examples

if (screen.pixelDepth < 8) {
  // use low-color version of page
} else {
  // use regular, colorful page
}

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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