Fullscreen API Standard

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The Fullscreen API Standard is a web specification that defines how websites can programmatically display elements in full-screen mode across browsers.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf W3C specification
browser API specification
web standard
appliesTo web browsers
web documents
area web APIs
web browser interoperability
constrains privacy considerations for full-screen usage
security considerations for full-screen usage
contributesTo cross-browser compatibility for full-screen APIs
defines CSS pseudo-classes for full-screen state
events related to entering and exiting full-screen mode
methods to request full-screen mode for elements
programmatic control of full-screen display of web content
definesInterface :-webkit-full-screen CSS pseudo-class
:fullscreen CSS pseudo-class
Document.exitFullscreen
Document.fullscreenElement
Element.requestFullscreen
fullscreenchange event
fullscreenerror event
ensures user can always exit full-screen mode
goal ensure consistent full-screen behavior across browsers
improve user experience for immersive web applications
provide a standardized way to present content in full-screen mode
hasFullName Fullscreen API
influenced browser vendor implementations of full-screen behavior
partOf Open Web Platform
publishedBy W3C Web Applications Working Group
World Wide Web Consortium
relatedTo CSS Fullscreen Module Level 1
Document Object Model
HTML Standard
requires user gesture for entering full-screen mode
status living standard
supports HTML elements
SVG elements
XML elements in web documents
supportsFeature asynchronous full-screen requests
error handling for failed full-screen requests
full-screen mode for arbitrary elements
usedBy presentation web applications
video players on the web
web games

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fullscreen API Standard ("Document.fullscreenElement")
definesInterface
WHATWG
develops
Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group
developsStandard
Fullscreen API Standard ("Fullscreen API")
hasFullName

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