The tiltX
read-only property of the PointerEvent
interface is the angle (in degrees) between the Y-Z plane of the pointer and the screen. This property is typically only useful for a pen/stylus pointer type.
For an illustration of this property see Figure 2 in the specification.
Syntax
var tiltX = pointerEvent.tiltX;
Return value
tiltX
- The angle in degrees between the Y-Z plane of the pointer (stylus) and the screen. The range of values is
-90
to90
, inclusive, where a positive value is a tilt to the right. For devices that do not support this property, the value is0
.
Example
This example illustrates simple accessing of the tiltX
and tiltY
properties.
someElement.addEventListener("pointerdown", function(event) {
process_tilt(event.tiltX, event.tiltY);
}, false);
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Pointer Events – Level 2The definition of 'tiltX' in that specification. | Recommendation | Non-stable version. |
Pointer EventsThe definition of 'tiltX' in that specification. | Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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tiltX
|
Chrome
Full support 55 |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox Full support 59 Full support 59 Full support 41 Disabled' From version 41: this feature is behind the |
IE
Full support 10 |
Opera
Full support 42 |
Safari
Full support 13 |
WebView Android
Full support 55 |
Chrome Android
Full support 55 |
Firefox Android Full support 41 Full support 41 Disabled' From version 41: this feature is behind the |
Opera Android
Full support 42 |
Safari iOS
Full support 13 |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 6.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- User must explicitly enable this feature.'
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
PointerEvent.tiltX by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.