Document: cut event

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The cut event fires when the user initiates a cut action through the browser’s user interface.

The original target for this event is the {{domxref("Element")}}  that was the intended target of the cut action. You can listen for this event on the {{domxref("Document")}}  interface to handle it in the capture or bubbling phases. For full details on this event please see the page on the Element: cut event.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like {{domxref("EventTarget.addEventListener", "addEventListener()")}} , or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("cut", (event) => { })

oncut = (event) => { }

Event type

A {{domxref("ClipboardEvent")}} . Inherits from {{domxref("Event")}} .

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Examples

To be informed when a user cuts data from the webpage to their clipboard, you can add a handler to your {{domxref("Document")}}  instance using {{domxref("EventTarget.addEventListener", "addEventListener()")}} , like this:

document.addEventListener("cut", (event) => {
  /* the session has shut down */
});

Alternatively, you can use the Document.oncut event handler property to establish a handler for the cut event:

document.oncut = (event) => {
  /* the session has shut down */
};

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Related events: {{domxref("Document/copy_event", "copy")}} , {{domxref("Document/paste_event", "paste")}} 
• This event on {{domxref("Element")}}  targets: {{domxref("Element/cut_event", "cut")}} 
• This event on {{domxref("Window")}}  targets: {{domxref("Window/cut_event", "cut")}}