Web/API/Element/gesturestart event

Non-standard This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The gesturestart event is fired when multiple fingers contact the touch surface, thus starting a new gesture. During the gesture, gesturechange events will be fired. When the gesture has ended, a gestureend event will be fired.

It is a proprietary event specific to WebKit.

Bubbles	Unknown
Cancelable	Unknown
Interface	GestureEvent
Event handler property	Unknown

Specifications

Not part of any specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
gesturestart event Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari Full support 9.1	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS Full support 2	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.'

Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.

See also

• Related events:
  • MSGestureStart
  • MSGestureEnd
  • MSGestureTap
  • MSGestureChange
  • MSGestureHold
  • MSInertiaStart
  • gesturechange
  • gestureend
• GestureEventClassReference at the Safari Developer Library

Element: gesturestart event by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.