Touch events

Method of registering when, where and how the interface is touched, for devices with a touch screen. These DOM events are similar to mousedown, mousemove, etc.

W3C Recommendation: https://www.w3.org/TR/touch-events/

Usage: 93.3% + 0.07% = 93.4%

Support summary

Notes

Internet Explorer implements Pointer Events specification which supports more input devices than Touch Events one. There is a library on GitHub that is working toward bringing W3C touch events to IE 10 and 11: https://github.com/CamHenlin/TouchPolyfill Removed support in Firefox refers to desktop Firefox only.

  1. Can be enabled in Firefox using the dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled flag (disabled by default for site compatibility reasons)
  2. Supported on IE11 Mobile for phones with "Windows Phone 8.1 Update"
  3. Can be enabled in Edge using the "Enable touch events" flag under `about:flags`

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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
yy

Opera Mobile

101111.111.51212.180
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Chrome for Android

137
y

Firefox for Android

139
y

IE Mobile

1011
pa

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
ny

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