Pointer events

This specification integrates various inputs from mice, touchscreens, and pens, making separate implementations no longer necessary and authoring for cross-device pointers easier. Not to be mistaken with the unrelated "pointer-events" CSS property.

W3C Recommendation: https://www.w3.org/TR/pointerevents/

Usage: 95.8% + 0% = 95.8%

Support summary

Notes

Firefox, starting with version 28, provides the 'dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled' flag to support this specification.

  1. Partial support in IE10 refers to the lack of pointerenter and pointerleave events.
  2. Firefox support is disabled by default and only supports mouse input. On Windows only, touch can be enabled with the `layers.async-pan-zoom.enabled` and `dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled` flags
  3. Can be enabled with the `#enable-pointer-events` flag.
  4. Can be enabled under the `Experimental Features` menu.
  5. element.releasePointerCapture(pointerID) is only partially implemented. Calling it after pointerdown does not result in boundary events (pointerover pointerleave) being dispatched during pointer movements.
  6. Value of pointerevent.buttons is incorrect on pointermove events generated by touches. Is 0 but should be 1.

Links

Full support table

IE

5.567891011
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Edge

121314151617187980818384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137
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Firefox

233.53.6456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142
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Chrome

4567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980818384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140
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Safari

3.13.2455.166.177.1899.11010.11111.11212.11313.11414.11515.115.2-15.315.415.515.616.016.116.216.316.416.516.617.017.117.217.317.417.517.618.018.118.218.318.418.5TP
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Opera

99.5-9.610.0-10.110.510.61111.111.511.61212.11516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758606263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117
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Safari on iOS

3.24.0-4.14.2-4.35.0-5.16.0-6.17.0-7.188.1-8.49.0-9.29.310.0-10.210.311.0-11.211.3-11.412.0-12.112.2-12.513.0-13.113.213.313.4-13.714.0-14.414.5-14.815.0-15.115.2-15.315.415.515.6-15.816.016.116.216.316.416.516.6-16.717.017.117.217.317.417.517.6-17.718.018.118.218.318.418.5
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Opera Mini

all
n

Android Browser

2.12.22.3344.14.2-4.34.44.4.3-4.4.4137
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Blackberry Browser

710
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Opera Mobile

101111.111.51212.180
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Chrome for Android

137
y

Firefox for Android

139
y

IE Mobile

1011
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UC Browser for Android

15.5
y

Samsung Internet

45.0-5.46.2-6.47.2-7.48.29.210.111.1-11.212.013.014.015.016.017.018.019.0202122232425262728
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QQ Browser

14.9
y

Baidu Browser

13.52
y

KaiOS Browser

2.53.0-3.1
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