Web/API/Gamepad/hand

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The hand read-only property of the Gamepad interface returns an enum defining what hand the controller is being held in, or is most likely to be held in.

Syntax

var myHand = gamepadInstance.hand;

Value

A GamepadHand enum; possible values are:

left — the left hand.
right — the right hand.
Empty string ("") — this value is returned if the other values are not applicable, e.g. the controller is held in both hands, or would be fine in either.

Examples

TBC

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Gamepad ExtensionsThe definition of 'hand' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	Initial definition

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
`hand` Experimental'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 15 — 79	Firefox Full support Yes Notes' Disabled' Full support Yes Notes' Disabled' Notes' The flag is enabled by default in Firefox Nightly and Beta, versions 55 and above. Disabled' This feature is behind the `dom.gamepad-extensions.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See implementation notes.': See implementation notes.
User must explicitly enable this feature.': User must explicitly enable this feature.