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Pointer Events

Widely available since 2023-01-28
Tags: api

Pointer events, such as pointerdown, and the PointerEvent API, represent general pointing inputs, from a wide range of devices, such as a mouse, pen or stylus, or touch with one or more fingers. Not to be confused with the pointer-events CSS property.

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Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

  • Chrome 55 Released on 2016-12-01
  • Chrome Android 55 Released on 2016-12-06
  • Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
  • Firefox 59 Released on 2018-03-13
  • Firefox for Android 79 Released on 2020-07-28
  • Safari 13 Released on 2019-09-19
  • Safari on iOS 13 Released on 2019-09-19

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