DEV Community

zhangbao
zhangbao

Posted on • Edited on

What is Pointer Events in JavaScript

#javascript

Roughly, You can think Pointer Events as a combination of Mouse and Touch events.

document.addEventListener('mousedown', () => {
  // do something on mousedown
});

document.addEventListener('touchstart', () => {
  // do something on touchstart
});
Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode

same as below

document.addEventListener('pointerdown', () => {
  // do something on mousedown or touchstart
});
Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode

Reference:

Read more:

Top comments (0)

Read next

msm8 profile image

Building Composable Platforms with Harmony

John Brooks -

rajnandan1 profile image

Built a cli for browser

Raj Nandan Sharma -

sharathchandark profile image

Learn How To Build A Translator App With API Using HTML, CSS, And JavaScript

sharathchandark -

anticoder03 profile image

Day 4: Enhancing UX with a Custom Cursor Using GSAP 🚀🎨

Ashish prajapati -