Web/API/InputDeviceCapabilities/firesTouchEvents

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

The InputDeviceCapabilities.firesTouchEvents read-only property returns a Boolean that indicates whether the device dispatches touch events.

You can use this property to detect mouse events that represent an action that may already have been handled by touch event handlers. This doesn't necessarily mean the device is a touch screen. For example, stylus and mouse devices typically generate touch events on mobile browsers.

Syntax

var boolean = InputDeviceCapabilities.firesTouchEvents

Returns

A Boolean

Example

myButton.addEventListener('mousedown', function(e) {
  if (!e.sourceCapabilities.firesTouchEvents)
    myButton.classList.add("pressed");
});

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
InputDeviceCapabilitiesThe definition of 'fireTouchEvents' in that specification.	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
firesTouchEvents Non-standard'	Chrome Full support 47	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox ?	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support 47	Chrome Android Full support 47	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

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

Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.

firesTouchEvents by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.