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Element: pointerup event

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The pointerup event is fired when a pointer is no longer active. Remember that it is possible to get a pointercancel event instead.

This behavior is different from mouseup events. When using a physical mouse, mouseup events fire whenever any button on a mouse is released. pointerup events fire only upon the last button release; previous button releases, while other buttons are held down, don’t fire pointerup events.

Syntax

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

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

onpointerup = (event) => { }

Event type

A PointerEvent. Inherits from Event.

Examples

Using addEventListener():

const para = document.querySelector("p");

para.addEventListener("pointerup", (event) => {
  console.log("Pointer up");
});

Using the onpointerup event handler property:

const para = document.querySelector("p");

para.onpointerup = (event) => {
  console.log("Pointer up");
};

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also