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Print Webpage Using JavaScript

Last Updated : Jul 1, 2023

IN - JavaScript | Written & Updated By - Pragati

In this tutorial we will show you how to print webpage or print a particular area in a webpage using JavaScript.

There are many plugins for webpage printing but in this tutorial we will print webpage without any plugin.

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Print Webpage Using JavaScript

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To Print Webpage It Takes Only One Step:-

  1. Make a HTML file and define markup and scripting

Step 1. Make a HTML file and define markup and scripting

We make a HTML file and save it with a name print.html 

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function print_webpage()
{
 var printContent = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
 var WinPrint = window.open('', '', 'width=700,height=650');
 WinPrint.document.write(printContent.innerHTML);
 WinPrint.document.close();
 WinPrint.focus();
 WinPrint.print();
 WinPrint.close();
}

function print_div()
{
 var printContent = document.getElementById('print_div');
 var WinPrint = window.open('', '', 'width=700,height=650');
 WinPrint.document.write(printContent.innerHTML);
 WinPrint.document.close();
 WinPrint.focus();
 WinPrint.print();
 WinPrint.close();
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="wrapper">
<h1>Print Webpage Using JavaScript</h1>
<input type="button" class="print_button" value="Print Webpage" onclick="print_webpage();">
<input type="button" class="print_button" value="Print Div Only" onclick="print_div();">
<div id="print_div">
<p>
Some sample content and this is a demo to print webpage using javascript 
Some sample content and this is a demo to print webpage using javascript
Some sample content and this is a demo to print webpage using javascript
Some sample content and this is a demo to print webpage using javascript
Some sample content and this is a demo to print webpage using javascript
Some sample content and this is a demo to print webpage using javascript
</p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

In this step we create a sample div and insert some sample content for printing and we create two buttons one is used to print complete webpage and another is used to print 'print_div'.

We created two functions to print webpage and 'print_div' both the functions uses same method to print the content.

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Thats all, this is how to print webpage using JavaScript. You can customize this code further as per your requirement. And please feel free to give comments on this tutorial.

I hope this tutorial on print webpage using JavaScript helps you and the steps and method mentioned above are easy to follow and implement.

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Author Image About Pragati

Experienced coding content writer who enjoys breaking down complex concepts in programming languages like Java, Python, C, and C++. Over three years of experience producing interesting and relevant content for a variety of entities. Committed to providing concise and easy-to-understand articles that assist readers in easily understanding technology and industry trends in the world of coding and software development.

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