Web/API/Gamepad/axes

The Gamepad.axes property of the Gamepad interface returns an array representing the controls with axes present on the device (e.g. analog thumb sticks).

Each entry in the array is a floating point value in the range -1.0 – 1.0, representing the axis position from the lowest value (-1.0) to the highest value (1.0).

Syntax

readonly    attribute double[]            axes;

Example

function gameLoop() {
  if(navigator.webkitGetGamepads) {
    var gp = navigator.webkitGetGamepads()[0];
  } else {
    var gp = navigator.getGamepads()[0];
  }

  if(gp.axes[0] != 0) {
    b -= gp.axes[0];
  } else if(gp.axes[1] != 0) {
    a += gp.axes[1];
  } else if(gp.axes[2] != 0) {
    b += gp.axes[2];
  } else if(gp.axes[3] != 0) {
    a -= gp.axes[3];
  }

  ball.style.left = a*2 + "px";
  ball.style.top = b*2 + "px";

  var start = rAF(gameLoop);
};

Value

An array of double values.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
GamepadThe definition of 'Gamepad.axes' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Update compatibility data on GitHub

	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
`axes`	Chrome Full support 35 Full support 35 No support 21 — 34 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 29 Full support 29 No support 24 — 28 Disabled' Disabled' From version 24 until version 28 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.gamepad.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 22 Full support 22 No support 15 — 21 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Safari Full support 10.1	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 35 Full support 35 No support 25 — 34 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Firefox Android Full support 32	Opera Android Full support 22 Full support 22 No support 14 — 21 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Safari iOS Full support 10.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0 Full support 4.0 No support 2.0 — 3.0 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
User must explicitly enable this feature.': User must explicitly enable this feature.
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.': Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.