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.

Learning resources on MDN

• Pointer events

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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