Web/API/GlobalEventHandlers/ontouchend

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

The ontouchstart is a global event handler for the touchend event.

Note: This property has not been formally standardized. It is specified in the Touch Events – Level 2 Draft specification and not in Touch Events Recommendation. This property is not widely implemented.

Syntax

var endHandler = targetElement.ontouchend;

Return value

endHandler: The touchend event handler for element targetElement.

Example

This example shows two ways to use ontouchend to set an element's touchend event handler.

<html>
<script>
function endTouch(ev) {
  // Process the event
}
function init() {
  let el = document.getElementById('target1');
  el.ontouchend = endTouch;
}
</script>

<body onload="init();">
  <div id="target1"> Touch me ... </div>
  <div id="target2" ontouchend="endTouch(event)"> Touch me ... </div>
</body>
</html>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Touch Events – Level 2	Draft	Non-stable version.

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
`ontouchend` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 18	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox No support ? — 67	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.