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Element: gesturestart event

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The gesturestart event is fired when multiple fingers contact the touch surface, thus starting a new gesture. During the gesture, gesturechange events will be fired. When the gesture has ended, a gestureend event will be fired.

It is a proprietary event specific to WebKit.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("gesturestart", (event) => { })

ongesturestart = (event) => { }

Event type

A GestureEvent. Inherits from Event.

Specifications

Not part of any specification.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also